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Charity cash rains down from ceiling of Kells

Charity cash rains down from ceiling of Kells

Credit: Providence Child Center

Gerard and Lucille McAleese matched the roughly $8,200 dollars stuck to the ceiling all year by patrons as a contribution to the Providence Child Center.

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Posted on February 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Updated Wednesday, Feb 23 at 6:59 AM

PORTLAND -- A Kells Irish pub tradition continued Tuesday with the raining of bills from the ceiling, thrown up there by patrons all year long.

The money goes to the Providence Child Center. Patrons tossed up $8,227.30, which was matched by Kells.

Children from the Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children watched the money rain down and were entertained by the he Murray School of Irish Dancing.

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