Collinstown Fore Parish Festival
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Alice Molloy with Fr Patrick Donnelly after her ticket was pulled from the Parish Tombola and she won €10,000. (Photo by Richard Hogan supplied by Collinstown Fore Parish).Image 2 of 10
Gerri and Tom Meenaghan with their daughter Ava and Rosario Clinton.Image 3 of 10
Mary Carroll Maura Carty, Lucy Fitzpatrick and Sally Conaty were members of a dedicated team of volunteers who worked all week to provide refreshments.Image 4 of 10
Sheila Devine with her mother, Mary Carroll, and the Devine family.Image 5 of 10
While their mother, Orla, was putting the finishing touches on hundreds of slices of apple pie, Pavlova and cheesecake, Sean, Evan and Darragh were helping to get tables and chairs sorted out in two marquees.Image 6 of 10
Choirmaster of St Feichin’s Church, Fore, Lorraine Ledwith, with her mother, Theresa, and her daughter, Niamh Louise Ledwith-Byrne.Image 7 of 10
Donal and Olivia Corrigan with their children Christina and Daniel.Image 8 of 10
Eileen Farrelly was really pleased with the whole week of celebrations in the parish. Eileen was joined by her daughter, Olive Briody, and her grandchildren, Jack and Arwen Briody.Image 9 of 10
Two talented stone cutters and masons with the Parish of Collinstown Fore, who have worked repairing medieval cathedrals all over Europe. Nial Darroch with his daughters, Rose and Evelyn, and Fergus Corrigan.Image 10 of 10
The first two to be fed at the parish party – Lucy and Tadhg Nolan.A busy week in the Parish of Collinstown Fore has just finished. It started with a Blessing of the Hands on Monday night, followed by a renewal of marriage vows on Tuesday night, Children’s preparation for the sacraments of Communion and Confirmation on Wednesday night Healing Mass on Thursday night, Remembrance Mass Friday Night and a Blessing of animals and pets on Saturday. The Parish also held a steeplechase of sorts with a 5K run between St Feichin’s Church in Fore and St Mary’s Church in Collinstown.
This celebration of Faith finished the week with a massive parish party in Collinstown. Lunch was served for the parishioners, music provided by Delvin’s Hally O’Neill, catering provided by David Smith and tales filled with beautiful desserts provided by the parishioners.
There was also the annual parish draw, and PP Fr Patrick produced a wonderful old fashioned tombola. First out of the spinning cage was Alice Molloy, who won €10,000, followed by Niall Nally, €1000, and Mary Daly, who won the third prize of €500.