The tenure of Castleisland Community Garden at its site in The Crageens has run its course. Castleisland Co-Op Mart bought the site from the Presentation Order almost a year ago and allowed the gardeners a grace period until the end of 2021 to harvest whatever crops they had set in the spring of the year.…
Best wishes to Monsignor Dan O’Riordan on his retirement from the Castleisland parish. By Gerdie Murphy, PRO. He said his last mass as parish priest here on Saturday evening and we in the Desmonds GAA Club thank him for his support while here in Castleisland since July 2008. Best Wishes Tomás and Philip and the…
The following is a list of Holy Week and Easter ceremonies in Castleisland, Cordal and Scartaglen. Holy Thursday18th April 2019 Castleisland Parish Church at 8.pm. Mass of the Lord’s Supper. As a parish we commemorate the Last Supper at which Jesus celebrated the First Mass. The Ceremony will include a Blessing of Eucharistic Ministers. Confessions…
I got a call from Castleisland Parish Chairman Jack Shanahan with a request to remind the people of the district that rehearsals will get underway on Tuesday evening at 7:30pm for this year’s Good Friday Passion Play. Female, male and children who would like to join the cast of the passion play are invited to…
If Charlie Farrelly can motivate the Castleisland area electorate as he did for Gary O’Sullivan’s glorious homecoming on Saturday night – then he’s home and dry in the May 24th local elections. “He’ll top the poll,” said one man in the wrap of delight, excitement and wonder at the events unfolding before him on the…
Congratulations from Cordal GAA Cordal GAA Club wishes to congratulate Monsignor Dan O’Riordan who celebrates his Golden Jubilee with the community this week. Cordal GAA would like to thank him for all his work and dedication to the parish of Castleisland. By Paddy Flynn Cordal v Ballylongford – County League Division 4 Round 7 Cordal…
Monsignor Dan O’Riordan will celebrate his Golden Jubilee as a priest on Wednesday, June 20th. He was ordained by Bishop Denis Moynihan in Killarney 50 years ago today. Also ordained with him on that Sunday in June 1968 was a Fr. J O’Donoghue and the event made the front page of The Kerryman on the…
Intrepid is a word you’d simply have to take out and dust down to describe the lengths members of the extended, and mainly Chicago based, Nally family went to in order to get to Castleisland on Saturday for the wedding of their nephew, Ger O’Donoghue to Juliette Fleming. And their valiant efforts didn’t go unnoticed…
A charity concert has been organised for the Tuesday night of December 19th at 8pm in the Church of Saints Stephen and John here in Castleisland. Proceeds from the concert will be used for the benefit of churches in the Castleisland Pastoral Area. Following on from the highly successful concert last year featuring Fr. Liam…
I’ve never heard Georgie O’Callaghan refer to his cross-channel friend by anything but, Fr. Lupton. Out of old fashioned respect – I suppose. But you can be sure it’s a respect that the Dean of Rossendale and Hyndburn has earned over the 40 years of their mutual friendship. Forged a Link People who know Georgie,…
