MPX5137331: 43-year-old Colour Sergeant Joseph Cuddihy of the Irish Guards picks, 1,100 sprigs and, 300 sprays of Shamrock, at Coppingers Court Ruin, Ireland. These will be handed out to the guards at noon on St Patrick's Day by the Queen Mother. Colour Sergeant Cuddihy has been carrying out this mission annually for the last seven years., 13th March 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5137334: 43-year-old Colour Sergeant Joseph Cuddihy of the Irish Guards picks, 1,100 sprigs and, 300 sprays of Shamrock, at Coppingers Court Ruin, Ireland. These will be handed out to the guards at noon on St Patrick's Day by the Queen Mother. Colour Sergeant Cuddihy, who has been carrying out this mission annually for the last seven years, is joined by Cathleen O'Keefe and her grandson. Cathleen can remember picking shamrock as a schoolgirl in 1918., 13th March 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images