xxxxxxx xxxxxx / Monitor staffELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staffGerald Smith sings along to Irish tunes during a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton on Friday, March 17, 2017. Smith said his grandmother emigrated from Dublin, Ireland, to the United States. "I always felt more Irish than anything," he said. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
xxxxxxx xxxxxx / Monitor staffELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staffGerald Smith sings along to Irish tunes during a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton on Friday, March 17, 2017. Smith said his grandmother emigrated from Dublin, Ireland, to the United States. "I always felt more Irish than anything," he said. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)

Residents and staff at New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Friday afternoon in style. Green hats, beads and bowties were a common sight along the wheelchair parade route. Many sang along to Irish tunes with Bernie Dougherty, and a performance by the Féileacán Irish Dance Academy of Bristol was planned. Trays of green and orange-frosted cupcakes followed by bright green beverages disappeared fast.