Clarecastle & Ballyea Parish Ash Wednesday
Published on February 20, 2023
Ash Wednesday – Wednesday 22nd February
The beginning of Lent and a day of fast and abstinence. Ashes will be blessed and distributed at Mass in Clarecastle…
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Apostolic Work
Published on February 14, 2023
Clarecastle Branch will hold their Annual Display on March 12th 2023. If you would like to donate a Sacred Vessel in memory of…
Mass Cards available from Parish Office
Published on February 14, 2023
Cash For Clobber
Published on February 14, 2023
Clarecastle National School Parents Association Clothes Recycling Event: Monday 20th March – Friday 24th March 2023.
Please suppor our local school. Items can include the…
Feast of St Blaise 3rd February 2023
Published on January 30, 2023
Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor. The first known record of the saint’s life comes from the medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus, where he is recorded as helping with patients suffering from objects stuck in their throat. Many of the miraculous…
Feast of St Brigid 1st February 2023
Published on January 30, 2023
Saint Brigid was born Brigit, and shares a name with a Celtic goddess from whom many legends and folk customs are associated.
There is much debate over her birthparents, but it is widely believed her mother was Brocca, a Christian baptized by Saint Patrick, and…