Enniskerry
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10.30 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, July 8 – Trinity Six: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Family Service and Holy Baptism; 12.30 p.m. – Kilbride Strawberries and Cream in the Marquee in Powerscourt Rectory.
Daily Prayer and Open Church: Daily prayer is offered at midday and 5 p.m. and the church will be open for prayer and reflection between those hours every day till September.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, July 8 – Trinity Six: 10 a.m. – Family Service.
Car boot sale: The fourth of these, in aid of Powerscourt parish funds, takes place on Saturday, July 28, in Powerscourt Church Paddock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information contact Robert Allison at 086 3815151.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Sacrament of Reconciliation – Confessions are held in St Mary’s after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Saturday morning.
Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: After 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service each Friday morning in St Mary’s.
Annual Blessing of graves – 2018: Killegar Cemetery tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30 p.m.; St Mochonog’s, Kilmacanogue, on Sunday, August 19, at 3 p.m.; St Kevin’s, Glencree, on Sunday, September 2, at 9.30 a.m.; and St Patrick’s, Curtlestown on Sunday, September 2, at 3 p.m.
Our Lady’s Island Pilgrimage: Takes place on Wednesday, August 15, bus will leave village at 11 a.m. and return approximately 10.30 p.m. Stop for dinner on way home. Please contact parish office.
The Rosary: Will be recited each morning at Our Lady’s Grotto in St Mary’s for the month of July and will commence at 9.55 a.m. before 10.15 a.m. Mass/Prayer Service.
Curtlestown Cemetery Clean Up: Continues tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. Please bring strimmers, rakes, large bags and plenty of elbow grease. Cup of tea at 8.30 p.m.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Meetings of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets under the guidance of its president John Callan, have now concluded and will resume in October when the autumn 2018 programme will take place, and planning on this is currently under way. Information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
The next event of interest for members is this Fridays 1.15 p.m. 30-minute talk by Dr David Carson, Head of Visual Communication, NCAD, on ‘Michael Healy: Dublin Street Life and Stained Glass Artist’ in the Print Room of the National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street, Dublin two, in which he will discuss the work of Michael Healy in the exhibition ‘Drawing Dublin’.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.
KILLEGAR CEMETERY
John Callan, president of the Enniskerry History Society, reminds readers that tomorrow night (Thursday) the annual blessing of the graves in Killegar Cemetery will take place at 7.30 p.m. and all are welcome to attend.
There is a great deal of history attached to this site as it is known that it was a monastic settlement dating from the early Christian times. After 400 AD, the earliest building were constructed of wood or wattle and daub but have not stood the test of time and so very little remains of them. It was only with the arrival of the Vikings that the switch over to constructing buildings and churches with stone commenced as it was quickly discovered that these withstood the ravages of invasion better than wooden/timber buildings.
On this basis, the church at Killegar was built sometime during the ninth century with the site consisting of a small church and a number of small bee-hive huts where the monks lived. This cluster of buildings was enclosed by another inner wall which cut off the monks from the outside world.
The cemetery also contains a Mass Rock dating back to the era of the Penal laws, with two of the oldest gravestones being dated 1830 and 1854 respectively. About ¼ mile north-east of the church is a well known as ‘The Well of the church’, the waters from which were supposed to cure sore eyes. Some of the artefacts recovered from this site are thought to be at 1000+ years old.
MEALS ON WHEELS
The Meals on Wheels service which operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue, delivers hot meals every Tuesday and Thursday to older people in their homes. It’s an opportunity to connect with the community and provide a hot meal and social contact call to older people in the area. We are looking for volunteer drivers who can give up two or three hours twice a month to facilitate this much needed service. Interested volunteers should contact Maoiliosa Kelly at 086 8322466 for further information.
HORSE SHOW
The Kilmacanogue and District Horse Show takes place on Saturday, July 28, in Monastery, Enniskerry. We are very grateful to Syl and Mary Fenelon Bourke for the use of their magnificent field to hold the show.
WALKING ASSOCIATION
The Enniskerry Walking Association was formed in 2004 to protect traditional walking routes in the area and to promote walking for recreation, for health, as a safe alternative to car use, and to help us all to learn more about our locality.
Our popular Tuesday evening walks usually meet at the Spar in Enniskerry at 7 p.m. Saturday walks meet at 1.30 p.m. All, who are interested, adults or children, are most welcome. Walks vary in length but most last between one-and-a half and two-and-ahalf hours; some (but not all) involve a bit of climbing. Please wear appropriate warm and rain-proof clothing, and proper walking boots for the occasional muddy or rocky track. In the interests of walker’s comfort and safety participants are asked to respect the directions of the walk leader and stay between the leader and the anchor person.
This Tuesdays Walk is Crone Wood to Maulin via Waterfall overlook. Approximately four miles, 2.5 hours, 1,500 ft. climb. Meet outside Spar at 7 p.m. or Crone car park at 7.20 p.m. Feel free just to turn up (sharp) on any of the Tuesday walks.
If you want any further information, phone Niall Lenoach, EWA chairperson (087 9284934) or Noel Barry, EWA secretary at 01 2860043 email enniskerrywalking@gmail.com. Please note that this is a community activity organised by volunteers who accept no liability for injuries or loss caused to participants in any of the above walks.