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Autumn Stations’ dates
- Paddock, Ballyvelone East and West at the home of Dan and Louise Collins on Fri Nov 25th at 12 noon
- Aherlick, Mallow and Lissicurrane at the home of Der and Marie Hurley on Fri Dec 9th at 7.30pm
Station Masses which have already been held:-
- Ahilnane, Ardkilleen, Coolabawna, Derrigra & Gurteenroe at Don & Eileen Lordan on Tues 25th Oct at 7.30pm
- Castletown, Garlands, Shanaclough, Ballaghanure and Clonamara at Sean & Sarah O’Mahony on Fri 28th Oct at 7.30pm
- Knocks at the home of Finbarr & Cait O’Neill on Fri 11th Nov at 7.30pm
- ALL AREAS where there wasn’t a home-based Station this time around: Mass at Enniskeane Church on Tues Nov 15th at 7.30pm
- Ballineen & Enniskeane Villages in Gort Mhuire on Mon 24th Oct at 7.30pm
- Shanaway & Phale at Olive Coakley on Fri 21st Oct at 7.30pm
- Carhuvouler, Hollyhill and Kellvelogue: Declan and Louise White’s on Friday Oct 14th at 7.30pm
- Coppeen West and Munigave West at Jim & Annmarie O’Driscoll on Fri 7th Oct at 7.30pm
- Corran & Ballinard at Peter & Nell Fehily on Fri 30th Sept at 7.30pm
- Maulrour, Killeens, Kilmoylerane & Crohane at Con Keohane on Thurs 29th Sept at 7.30pm
- Currycrowley at the home of Jerry & Margaret O’Flynn on Thurs 22nd Sept at 7.30pm
- Ahiohill, Keel, Maulnarouga & Drombofinny at Tadhg & Mary Murphy on Fri 16th Sept at 7.30pm
- Keelnameela, Breaghna & Ballyvoige at the home of Angela & Christy Flanagan on Fri 9th Sept at 7.30pm
- Tullymurrihy, Cashelmore & Cashelcommons at Benny & Bina O’Flynn on Thurs 15th Sept at 7.30pm
- The Station Mass for Coppeen East, Moneycrohy and Lackanashinnach was held at John and Eileen Warren’s on Sept 2nd.
- Francis O’Regan Connaugh held the Station Mass for Connaugh & Teenagh on Fri 26th Aug at 12noon
- The station mass for Dromfeigh, Gortaleen and Buckaree was celebrated in JJ & Mary Barrett’s on Thurs Aug 18th at 12noon
- The first of the autumn Station Masses was August 12th at 7.30pm at the home of Garret and Catherine O’Neill, Derrimilleen, for people living in Derrimilleen, Derry, Castlederry, Coxestown and Gurranes.
Blessing of Ahiohill’s new Grotto on Aug 14th
Work on the graveyard extension at Ahiohill is nearing completion. The extension provides new and extra space for burials in the cemetery in the grounds of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The new Grotto to Our Lady is also finished – the statue is now installed.
The Grotto will be dedicated and the cemetery blessed at Mass to be celebrated there on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.
The principal concelebrant at the Mass will be Bishop John Buckley on Sunday August 14th at 7pm.If the evening is fine, the Mass will be celebrated in the cemetery — if it’s wet, Mass will be in the church.
All welcome.
Times of Holy Week ceremonies March 2016
Click to get the Enniskeane Holy Week poster 2016
[Note Monday’s timetable is changed: No 10am Mass; there’s Funeral Mass at 2.30pm instead]
Death of Fr Sean McCarthy, former Parish Priest
With sadness and thanksgiving to Almighty God, we mourn the death of Fr. Sean McCarthy, retired Parish Priest of Enniskeane and Desertserges, who died this morning.
We will prayerfully welcome Fr. Sean’s remains back to Enniskeane Church this evening (Monday) at 8.30pm, where he will repose until 10pm.
Our sympathies also go to his two sisters and brother-in-law, his nephews and nieces and their families, his classmates, his housekeeper and carers and friends.
A native of Bantry, Fr. Sean was ordained a priest in 1949 at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. After serving for a time in the US, his first appointments in Cork were in the city centre and he then moved to Crosshaven as curate in 1960. This was followed by a term as Chaplain to Our Lady’s Hospital until in 1967 when he was appointed curate in Passage West where he served until 1972 when he returned to the city to serve as curate in the South Parish. In 1980 he moved to Turner’s Cross where he was curate until 1983.
On 22nd of June, 1983, Fr. Sean began a long association with Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish when he was appointed its Parish Priest. This link has lasted more than 32 years. And this is also where he wished to be laid to rest.
After serving as Parish Priest for 17 years, Fr. Sean retired as PP in July 2000 but continued to serve officially as Assistant Priest until 2005. Since then, he continued to assist periodically and maintained his interest in and prayers for all the people whom he has known and cared about here.
May he now rest in the eternal peace of the Lord whom he served.