TEMPLEGLANTINE

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Masses will be held outdoors at the weekends Templeglantine on Saturday evenings at 6pm following by mass in Mountcollins at 7:30pm. Mass will be in Tournafulla on Sunday Mornings at 11am. Weekday masses for the vulnerable and the elderly are Tuesdays at 10am in Templeglantine, Thursday evenings at 7pm in Mountcollins and Friday evenings at 7pm in Tournafulla. Live streaming of a weekend mass( held outdoors) will continue and the obligation to attend weekend Mass remains suspended at this time.

In Christ’s teaching he invites us to “love our neighbour”, “Love our neighbour as ourselves”. As we return to our churches for public worship, the challenge of loving our neighbour will become very real and very challenging. As a congregation we can show love for our neighbours by being very mindful of our own individual behaviour. Actions such as observing social distancing, correct hand hygiene, proper cough etiquette and the wearing of masks when necessary are examples of this. Presently each church committee is busy preparing for the safe return to worship for all our parishioners. However, it will not be “business as usual”. The following actions are being taken to limit our exposure to the covid-19 virus. Parishioners are asked to attend their own parish church. For the moment we will have to limit the number of people who can be in the church to a maximum of 50 (in line with the government roadmap). We request that the car spaces in and around the church remain free. Stewards will be available to assist at all times.

There will be a one-way system for entering and leaving and the church. Clear marking’s and Stewards will be available to help with same. The holy water fonts will remain empty Each church will have a dispenser where holy water for bottles can be filled. Worshipers will be asked to sanitize their hands on entering and leaving the church (Stewards will be there to assist). The use of facemasks while inside the church is recommended and welcomed. Parishioners will not be able to choose where they sit, nor will standing be allowed. Seats will be clearly marked to indicate where to sit in line with social distancing guidelines .Parishioners will be directed to their seats by Stewards. Accommodation will be made for family groups and those with special needs and their carers. No leaflets will be available. A box will be available at church gates to replace normal basket collection. Eucharist ministers will wear face masks and sanitize their hands before and after communion. Parishioners if receiving communion can remove their masks using the elastic over one ear (avoid touching the mask) and replace the mask by using same elastic. Bag and dispose of mask responsibly once outside the church.

Lastly, we ask that the congregation to observe good social distancing on leaving the church. Please do not congregate outside the church. Remember love thy neighbour by staying apart.

We look forward to worship with you all again in the days and weeks ahead. The lord tells us that” this too will pass”.

COMHBHRÓN

The death occurred at her home on Sunday, June 21 of Templeglantine’s most senior citizen. Mary Cotter, Barnagh, was in her 102nd year when she passed to her eternal reward. She was a welcoming, sincere and considerate lady who lead a long and active life taking an interest in nature and gardening. During her great life-span she witnessed many changes having come into this world at the end of the First World War and the great pandemic of the Spanish Flu and leaving it while we are still under restrictions of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Mary was a native of Knocknasna and came to work for the Sheehan family in her late teens. She met Jack Cotter, they married and raised a family of three girls and two boys. The family emigrated to London in 1964 and returned to Barnagh again ten years later. Mary worked again for the Sheehan family at the Devon Inn where she was renowned for her baking skills. She was a popular member of the community and highly regarded by all. Mary was predeceased by her husband Jack (1985) and her son Nelius (Dec. 2018). Her remains were brought from her home to Templeglantine Church on Tuesday morning for the private requiem mass. Neighbours, parishioners, relatives and friends lined the roadside in a guard of honour and to show their respects. After the private Requiem Mass which was streamed live, burial took place in Reilig na Trínóide. Mary is survived by her by her son John (Donegal), daughters Chris Sheehan, Bridie Weir and Marie McElhatton, sons-in-law Joe and Brendan, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends. Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam dilis agus solás dá clann agus gaolta uilig.

GLÓR NA NGAEL

Many Irish words lived on in the local vocabulary long after the spoken Irish had ceased. Many of these Irish words were associated with trades, customs and practises which have disappeared or changed over time and as a result these words are now seldom heard. The following are some examples which were quite common locally and still can be heard occasionally to this day. Clais The name given to a little glen or hollow through which a little stream might run such as Clais na Muice in Meenoline or Clais an Aifrinn in Glenmore. Fustar he was in a great fustar, in a great hurry or rushing to get some task done. Gearcach a young bird that emerges from the egg, sometimes used for a very young person, “he is only a gearcach yet”. Giobalach used to describe an untidy person or torn clothes. Gandal means a gander, “he is a right gandal”, a person who is foolish and makes simple mistakes. Gamalóg a folish person. Scairt usually used to denote a growth or bunch of briars. Meitheal a group of people coming together to carry out some task such as cutting turf, saving hay, threshing corn.