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Amanda Lally with husband Ray and daughter Indie next to the ornate Christmas lights at Ballygarry Estate. Photo by Dermot Crean
WHILE the Christmas lights will be switched on in town this weekend, anyone arriving into Tralee from the east will already be in no doubt that the festivities have begun in the county capital.
The huge 40ft Christmas tree at Ballygarry Estate was illuminated yesterday evening at a special family event which has become a tradition at the hotel.
Proprietor Padraig McGillicuddy welcomed the families of staff members as well as those of valued clients, to the hotel for refreshments in The Pavilion with Santa Claus in attendance to meet the little ones.
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The denouement to the evening was a switching on ceremony and Padraig had no shortage of volunteers to press the button to turn on the lights around the Estate, which is always such a welcome sight to people visiting the hotel over the coming season.
Padraig McGillicuddy gets some help in pressing the button to light up Ballygarry Estate for Christmas. Photo by Dermot Crean
Padraig McGillicuddy (right) with Santa Claus and staff members Sarah Barrett, Owen Keely and April O’Connor with the spectacular Christmas tree at Ballygarry Estate on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Brasserie is lit up for Christmas at Ballygarry Estate. Photo by Dermot Crean
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