St. Patrick's Day celebrated with fervour

Willow O'Brien, 5, holds an Irish flag as she poses for pictures on Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, holds St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan in New York City.

The stupa of the Buddhist temple Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) is illuminated in green to mark St. Patrick's Day in Bangkok.

Bishop William Murphy, the retired Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, speaks during a St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhatta.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, waves to parishioners after the conclusion of a St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

A man dressed as St. Patrick poses for a picture on the occasion of Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, sings along to the National Anthem after the conclusion of a St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhatta.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, holds St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

A person lights a candle before a St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan in New York City.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, greets an NYPD parade marshal before the start of a St. Patrick's Day Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan in New York City.