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Patriarch Pizzaballa: Freeing hostages ‘first step’ toward end of the war - Vatican News
Advent Devotions in Chapel this evening at 6pm
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Back to basics Farming The Burren Co Clare - RTE reports
Defibrillators nearby to chapel in case of a cardiac arrest
Parish Newsletter
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Catholic Newspapers and Publications
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Catholic Publications
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Chapel webcam options and Mass readings on your phone
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The Lavey Parish weather forecast
Lavey Newsletter and Archieved Editions
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Newsletter Current |
Newsletters 2022 |
Newsletters 2021 |
Newsletters 2020 |
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Why graveyards glowed red in Poland for All Saints, All Souls - RTE News
Bishop Donal McKeown celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Lavey Chapel with a Mass, Friday 8th September, 2023.
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Armenian Christians Trapped and Facing Genocide - National Catholic Register
Azerbaijan’s current actions evoke the Armenian Genocide, bishop warns - Catholic Culture
Is a New Armenian Genocide Looming? - EWTN Vatican
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Pope in France Catholic Herald |
Franciscans numbers down Irish Catholic |
Tractor run 2017 Dunglady |
Ice - Cream Sunday and Mass at Gulladuff GAA pavilion 17th September 2023. £3500 was raised for chapel renovations.
Padre Pio Mass, Lavey 14th September 2023
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Archbishop Rino Fisichella addresses vocations conference in Maynooth: “Pray for Priests” - CatholicNews.ie | Number of adult baptisms in France rises again this year as crucifixes are erected across countryside - Catholic Herald | British Govt is waging war on Catholic schools in NI…while praising them at home - The Irish Catholic Newspaper |
World famous Apparitions of Our Lady
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Lourdes France, 11th February 1858 | Knock Ireland, 21st August 1879 | Fatima Portugal, 13th May 1917 |
World Youth Day Portugal 2023
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Korea 2027 | Portugal 2023 | Pope Francis |
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Lavey Parish Records - Some records not
complete.
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Lavey Baptisms 1800s | Lavey Marriages 1800s | Lavey Graveyards Names |
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Bishop Paul Connell Ordination | Knock Scripture School - Catholic News | Notre Dame Carpenters OSV News |
Around the country - Parish of
Coolmeen, Co Clare.
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Old Holy Water Font
Historic holy water sandstone font from chapel main door (men's door pre renovation) returns to rest at old altar in new graveyard thanks to Fr Graham PP who requested that it be placed there with reverance to it's history rather than see it dumped in a corner somewhere. Many people, including parishioners past and present, blessed themselves at this cherished noble and ancient font.
Historic holy water font originally at chapel door (men's).
The Cross in the 'new'graveyard is modelled on the the design of the Cross of Clonoe Co Tyrone and on the Papal Cross Dublin.
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The High Cross of Clonoe Co Tyrone. Photo L Mulholland 4th March 2010 |
Papal Cross, Phoneix Park Dublin. Photo 1979 |
The Angelus
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Mother of Carlo Acutis addresses church crowds | Sister Wilhelmina |
Graveyard observations for Cemetery Sunday 2023
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The oldest recorded date in the 'old' graveyard is James Hevrin 1805 | The oldest recorded date in the 'new' graveyard is Bernard MacErlain 1875 |
The above headstones are not necessarily the oldest in our graveyards. The Bernard MacErlain headstone is not in a photograph taken in the early 1920s although it might have replaced a smaller earlier version. The above information is subject to correction or update at any time.
Old Graveyard Gates
Parishioners who visit the Old Graveyard will be glad to see the damaged pillar has been repaired in time for Cemetery Sunday 2023.
This gate is believed to be the original entrance. The other gate at the carpark was opened by Fr Regan PP, in the 1980s.
The old gates have suffered periodic damage over the years.
During Fr Regan's time, a tractor hit the left pillar and the ball fell and broke on the road.
The replacement ball was apparently sourced from Co Donegal.
During Fr O'Donnell PP's time,the ball on the right hand side pillar rolled off but fell undamaged onto the grass. Tommy Rankin, stonemason, refitted it
Recently on the 24th Sept 2022 the same right hand pillar suffered major damage when the coping and ball were pushed off into the graveyard side. The ancient coping broke. It is believed a vehicle possibly towing something caught the top of the pillar pushing it off into the grounds of the graveyard.
Colm McNally, Ardmore Stone, Ballymacpeake, reconstructed and repaired the top and the pillar was restored to it's original state june 2023.
YouTube Parish Videos
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Chapel Renovations 2018/2019 | Cemetery Sunday 2022 | Chapel People 1987 |
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May procession from times gone by | Queen of the May | May procession Shanbally 1955 |
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Letter of Pontius Pilate wrote to Roman Emperor, about Our Lord Jesus Christ - Catholic Culture
Palm Sunday 2nd April 2023 - National Catholic Register
Eathquakes hit Middle East
Turkey’s last Armenian village fears for its future after quake - Alarabiya News
Earthquake another blow for Christian communities in Syria, Turkey - The Catholic Register
Donate to Trocaire to help Syria and Türkiye following devastating earthquakes
Irish nun leads nine-day walking pilgrimage to see Pope Francis in South Sudan - RTE News
Dingle always leads St Patrick Day parades before dawn
Safeguarding Notice - 10/1/2023
St Mary’s Church, Lavey – benefitting from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Chapel Spire installation video by Jim Kerr Photography
St Padre Pio relics come to All Saints Church Ballymena, November
2022.
Old statue returns to Lavey ChapelOur Lady
of Mercy Statue history.
Sisters of Mercy Convent windows Derry, now re-located in Lavey Chapel.
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The Columbans |
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Frs Graham O'Hagan | Easter Mass 2022 | Way of Cross 2022 |
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Saint Corona - The Tablet | Pandemic Saints - Catholic Herald |
What makes the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe so mysterious - Courtesy of EWTN and CNA
Archdiocese of Dublin introduces cashless payments - CatholicNews.
How 'Mass Rocks' are renewing the Faith in Ireland - The Tablet
First Catholic Monastery in Tajikistan - AsiaNewsit
I would'nt say my cooking is that bad, but if I leave the back door
open, the mice run out - LM
Venezuela's 'doctor of the poor' beatified - The Tablet
Trócaire donations at risk due to Covid-19 restrictions
Catholic social teaching has values the world needs, Dominican says
Site of Jesus's miracles may have moved over time - The Jerusalem Post
New stained glass fitted at Our Lady's Altar.
Point and click to enlarge.
Fr Graham PP Lavey Parish, blesses Statue of Saint Therese Friday 2nd October 2020 ad.
Balloonist admires Chapel and Spire
Alpha Glass install stained glass at Virgin Altar Thursday 1st of October 2020 ad.
The 6th Station from Lough Derg was streamed live from the Chapel on May 30th 2020 at 3am.
Bahrain inaugurates Cathedral of Mary Queen of Arabia - Vatican News.
1919 parochial Insurance Document - with thanks to Denis Broderick.
Called to religious life: A brother’s vocation story
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Saint Blaise. Believed to have saved Dubrovnik.
Sample of stones found in round bale silage.
Poor Clares of Galway release song called 'Calm the Soul'.
Click to hear and see song on YouTube
Parishoners may notice some curious marks and a plate along the bottom edges of our Chapel.
Apparently these are called benchmarks and are to do with Ordnance Survey but are no longer in use. I will leave the reader to do the usual google searches for more info.
The first is at the entrance gate to the Chapel at the corner where apparently a stairway led to an underground store ( So I am told)
The second is a metal plate bearing the letters OS and BM with the number 3578. It is at the East side main altar corner near the distinctive Fr O'Kane grave at the roadside.
The parish does not have any info or history about when these were placed on the chapel.
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Mission stalls Lavey, possibly 2006.
Congress about women in church - Catholic News