All Saints Church: reflections on the heart of the place
Walking through the parish church amid scaffold and plastic sheeting is a strange experience. I rambled through Drimoleague’s parish church of All Saints recently when I called to see how …
Gougane Barra has it!
It certainly seemed that way yesterday! The small island in Uibh Laoire parish, and just west of Ballingeary, enjoys a long tradition of pilgrimage. The annual Mass which in recent …
Kealkill School marks 100th birthday with new book
I admitted to a printer today that I think it’s easier to do penance in this life than in the next! I used to be a regular caller at the …
Shandon shame in Cork
Had a lunch meeting yesterday in the hotel in Shandon, Cork, which once was the North Infirmary Hospital. (The food is vastly improved!). While I was waiting I took a …
200 years of the ‘North Cathedral’, Cork
Like so many Corkonians, I have often taken for granted the story, the people and the trials and joys associated with the red and grey building which stands at the …
Corpus Christi Procession — Cork — Text of Homily
(This is the text of my homily preached at the 70th Corpus Christi Procession in Cork in 1996.) Good afternoon. My name is Fr. Tom Hayes and I welcome you …