Mark Hamill brings ‘the force’ to Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day

US actor Mark Hamill and his wife Marilou York attend the St Patrick’s day parade, in Dublin, Saturday March 17, 2018. Image: Brian Lawless/PA via AP

LONDON (AP) — Mark Hamill has tweeted that “today the whole galaxy is Irish” as he appeared as an international guest of honor at Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The “Star Wars” actor, whose great-grandmother was born in Ireland, was invited to represent the Irish diaspora at the celebration. Hamill spent time on Ireland’s rocky Skellig Michael island filming the most recent “Star Wars” movie, “The Last Jedi.”

Today would be a good day to deploy these #StPatricksDay images, because today….. THE WHOLE GALAXY IS IRISH. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚😜 pic.twitter.com/09xeCbJept

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) March 17, 2018

Hamill sported a tweed cap, a green scarf and a shamrock sprig as he attended the parade, which sees floats, colorfully clad performers and marching bands wind their way through the Irish capital.

A man dressed as St. Patrick poses for a selfie as the St Patrick’s day parade makes its way down O’Connell street in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday March 17, 2018. Image: Brian Lawless/PA via AP

He also shared pictures of him meeting Ireland President Michael Higgins during the parade.

I met Ireland's President Michael Higgins as guest of "honour" at Dublin's epic #StPatricksDay2018 Parade, had a thrilling, unforgettable experience AND avoided creating an international incident. All things considered, a Win-Win.👍
Thank You 🇮🇪! #Gr8ful pic.twitter.com/rIxJGCSQIu

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) March 18, 2018

“Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham was the grand marshal of Saturday’s parade. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is at New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. NVG

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