We heard it was happening, and now we have pictorial proof.
Niagara Falls has gone green and red for Mayo Day, a new initiative designed to celebrate everyone’s favourite condiment the county across the world on the first Saturday of May.
Well, they don’t do things by half, as this image from the Niagara Falls proves.
Niagara Falls turn green & red: only the proud people of Mayo could pull it off. #MayoDay. http://t.co/XOBZjmF61y pic.twitter.com/dc4DCfgROG
— WesternDevelopment.ie (@WesternDevCo) May 2, 2015
“About a year and a half ago at a meeting for the Mayo.ie website, myself, the county manager and some others said ‘wouldn’t it be great to have one day in the year to celebrate Mayo?’ and so the idea began,” organiser Martina Hughes told The Irish Times.
Former Rose of Traless Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin added: “It’s one of the gems of the west coast and it’s still very much a well-kept secret on the tourist trail.
“We’re all very aware of our history in Mayo, going back to the famine times where you have horrible stories of people dying on the road from Westport to Connemara in search of food.
“I think Mayo is presenting a model that other counties could take, and having it on the May bank holiday weekend is an enviable date to have a county celebration.”
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