BALLYHEIGUE
ST MARYS CHURCH BALLYHEIGUE
Live Mass Streaming now available from St Mary’s Church on Thurs. 7.30pm; Fri. 8.00pm; Sat. 8.00pm & Sun. 10.00am
Just go to YouTube & search for St Marys Ballyheigue Live Mass
The Church is Open Tuesday - Sunday (11.00am-5.00pm). Walk around, stand and pray; don’t sit down, and avoid touching surfaces.
Please use hand entry and exit.
Parish Office, please phone between 9.30-1.00pm Wednesday and Thursday 066 7133110 or ballyheigue @dioceseofkerry. ie sanitizer on
Due to Covid 19 Restrictions Graveyard Masses will be held in the Church this year
St. James’ Old Cemetery-Saturday 11th July.
St Mary’s /Holy Family Cemetery-Sunday 19th July
Under The New Easing of Restrictions
Public Masses will commence again on Thursday 2nd July with a congregation present. We will have to observe the new guidelines of social distancing, using sanitizer on entry into the Church and staying at home if we have any signs of cough, fever or shortness of breath.
Over the next few weeks preparations will be made, and you will be kept informed of them. At the start older and more vulnerable people may find it easier to come to the weekday Masses as the dispensation from the Sunday and Holy Day obligation will continue for the foreseeable future. It will be lovely to see and hear you all again participating in the Mass as we join together to give thanks to the Lord for protecting us through this difficult time.
BALLYHEIGUE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Part of the Covid-19 Emergency Response Forum. Our dedicated staff are here to help everyone in our community. We are delivering delicious hot Meals while also checking in on our most vulnerable. We are also collecting and returning laundry and helping with shopping orders etc. to ensure our most vulnerable can isolate and keep safe in their own homes.
If you or someone you know require our services, please call the centre on 066 7133837 may light the candles themselves if they wish or you can place the candles on the shrine stand and they will be lit for you. We are all advised that the safest way to visit a church during this present time is to either walk around, stand and pray, but don’t sit down and don’t touch anything in the church, everybody is asked to practice and observe the social distancing guidelines. Please continue to observe 100% all Public Health restrictions and guidance. The continuation of the decision of the Diocese is that no public Masses will be celebrated until further notice.
However, Private masses will continue to be celebrated daily by Rev. Fr Michael Hussey P.P. with the situation being reviewed continuously. The Church will close at 6pm each evening.WATCH MASS ON T.V. Parishioners are reminded that if they wish they can watch Mass daily on television, it is on the R.T.E. NEWS channel beginning at 10.30am each morning. You can also stream Mass live on the internet from the various Churches in the Diocese of Kerry such as Killarney, Tralee, Causeway, Ballyduff, Listowel, Moyvane and Dingle. Just log onto www.dioceseofkerry.ie and you will find a full list of churches in the County streamlining mass.
AGHAVALLINCEMETERY
The Aghavallin Cemetery Committee wish to thank everybody who took part in the recent Cemetery clean up, which took place over the past number of weeks. Indeed the amount of work done by the volunteers was amazing and their efforts has not gone un noticed as the Cemetery is looking splendid and the hard work done in restoring its splendour is very much appreciated. However to maintain this splendour and to add more beauty to the Cemetery the committee are rather stretched for funds and would be grateful for any financial assistance or donations which in turn would be put towards its upkeep. Donations can be given to either Michael Foley at 087 9687078 or Caroline O’Connor at 087 9107553. Thank you.
BEREAVEMENT
An air of sadness, gloom and disbelief once again descended over the whole community on Monday 8th June last on learning of the sad and unexpected passing of Eileen Brassil of Lislaughtin. Eileen was a woman of great knowledge whose warmth and friendliness was experienced by young and old both in this community and further afield. She was one of natures most finest of people whose company was always a pleasure to behold and to be part of. Born to proud parents James (Jimmy) and Margaret she grew up on the family farm in the close surroundings of a very loving family of two sisters and six brothers who were all devoted and supported each other all through life. She began her education at the local National School on old School Road where she made lifelong friends with both fellow pupils and teachers. Her secondary education brought her to Tarbert Comprehensive School again through friendships of both students and teachers she excelled in her studies and progressed with fabulous results which set her on her journey to further studies before qualifying as a professional Chartered Accountant. Leaving home shores and beginning her professional life in England was a slight change for Eileen but she adapted very well and continued to excel in her profession during her time in England. In later years she returned home and since her return she has been a very strong part of this community and indeed neighbouring communities, She loved to converse with all age groups and could speak quiet easily on any subject and along with that it was her warm smile and gentle laugh we will all hold in fond remembrance of a woman who has passed from our midst’s an all too young an age. She loved walking and could be seen walking various routes on a daily basis, if she went to Listowel or other neighbouring communities she might take the bus to get to her destination but she would still love to walk amongst the people in those communities. Indeed such was her popularity that it was particularly heartening for the family to see so many friends of Eileen line the route from her home to St Michael the Archangel Church and from the Church to the Cemetery on Friday morning last as she made a sad last farewell to us all. Despite the numerous people who came to be part of the sad occasion and on lining the route, it was a very nice gesture of her then schoolmates who sat beside her and in the same class room in Bally National School form a guard of honour flanking her remains as it wound its way down Well Street in route to the Church, each one of them carrying a pink rose which they made into a bouquet which was interned with her in Lislaughtin Abbey afterwards. Indeed Eileen’s untimely and sudden passing leaves a severe void in the whole community and beyond and a void that we will all witness for time to come but the biggest void will be for her loving family and it is to her beloved and grieving family and to her sisters Mary and Nora, brothers Jim, Tadgh, Garry, Dan, John and Mike along with her family relatives that we extend our deepest sympathies.. A private family funeral for Eileen took place on Friday, June 12th at 12 noon in St. Michael the Archangel Church, Ballylongford, followed by burial in Lislaughtin Abbey, Ballylongford. A Memorial Mass to celebrate Eileen’s life will be celebrated at a later date. Solas na bhFlaitheas da h-Anam uasal. Sympathy is also extended to Sheila Edgeworth of Mortara, Ballylongford and all of the Edgeworth Family and family relatives on the sad passing of her sister Bridie Edgeworth (Née O’Driscoll) of Littor Road, Asdee who died on Friday 12th June last. May She Rest In Peace.
MEMORYLANE
Continuing with our look back in time, with our trip down memory’s lane for everybody that can remember the various Businesses that operated in Bally during the 60’s and 70’s. and compare them with present day operations, in this the final week of our look back we visit the fourth street of our village and mention the names of the shops and other places of interest etc that were part of everyday life in Bally in those years of nearly half a century ago. This week we visit Main Street, again a most busy and vibrant area of our village in those years starting at the Corner with Dan & Mary O’ Carroll’s Bar, John & Gretta Creedon Carpenter and Guest House, Bill & Eileen Keane Post Office, Tom & Kitty Keane Bar & Sweet Wholesalers, John O’ Connor Chemist, Thomas (Haurice) & Eileen Mulvihill’s Bakery & Confectionary, Julia Lynch’s Bar, John Heaphy Hackney, Pat & Eddie Kelly Grocery and light Hardware & feeding stuff, Denny Heaphy Garage, Alice & Tom Bambury Grocery Shop, Diarmuid & Eileen Lynch’s Grocery Shop, Jim Carrig Shoemaker, Jack O’ Connor Garage & Petrol Pumps, Johnny Walsh’s Tara Cinema, Kathleen Dunlea Dress Maker, Steve Brandon and his wife Harness Maker and Dress Maker, Tommy Heaphy Hackney, Tomas & Josehine Lynch Grocery Shop & Undertakers, Mikey & Maggie (Gabh) Enright Forge and Bicycle Shop, Jack Mulvihill Shoe Maker, Creedons Founders of Gypsum Ireland Ltd, Ted Kennelly Barber, Minnie Enright Nurse, Michael (Mixem) Hennessy Maker of Bird Cages and Cribs. Johnny & Elisha Walshs Bar & Grocery, Alan & Brenda Kennelly’s Bar. That was 27 Business outlets in that particular street at that time. Today we have just six business outlets namely
Kennelly’s Bar O’Carroll’s Bar, Gerry O’ Connors Bar, Mulvihill’s Barkery, Lynch’s Funeral Home, and Pat Dineen Fabrications that is some change around in 50 years. Again sincere thanks for the large amount of messages of response and support for the article for the last few weeks glad that people enjoyed the going back in time, despite the fact that it is sad to see that such a vibrant and very successful village such as ours would ever become what we today see it as. Indeed it is so sad to have lost all of those small but thriving little businesses, which unfortunately is the same in every village all over Rural Ireland.
GAAPITCH
The O’Rahilly G.A.A. pitch remains officially closed, but the good news is the walkway around the pitch parameter is officially open once again. This is a welcomed announcement as people can again use the walkway as a method for exercise but must observe social distancing of 2 metres as per Government and G.A.A. guidelines regarding the Covid19 epidemic.