Welcome
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the website of the parish of Birr, Co. Offaly. Whether you live in the Parish, have moved away and want to keep in touch with what’s happening or are a visitor to our Town you will find useful information on our two churches in the Parish - St. Brendan’s here in Birr and The Church of the Annunciation in Carrig. This information includes the history of our two churches, current events, parish newsletters and lots more.
Do wszystkich pryjoiciot z Polski. Serdecznie witamy wszystkich Polakw. Mamy nadzieje, ze znajdziecie tutaj wszystkie niezbedne informacje. Jesli macie jakiekolwiek pytania, na ktore chcielibyscie znalezc odpowiedz, prosimy skontatowac sie z Biurem parafialnympry kosciele St. Brendan’s. Duszpasterstwo Polskie w Diecezji Killaloe w Birr
The Peace of The Lord be with you all.
Fr. Tony Cahir,
Céad Míle Fáilte - Welcome - Bienvenue - Witajcie - Sveiki
- Bienvenidos - Croeso - Welkom - Wilkommen - Benvenuto
to all who are visiting our parish at this time. We hope that you will have a pleasant stay and you will be most welcome to our liturgy. The times of these are displayed on the right hand column of this webpage.
The ordination of Fr Kieran O’Reilly SMA as Bishop of Killaloe takes place in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Ennis, County Clare, on Sunday 29 August. The ceremony commences at 3pm.We have been allocated 24 tickets for the ceremony. If you wish to be included in the draw for tickets please contact the Parish Office before 8pm on Saturday 7 August.
A Vision Statement and Mission Statement for the parish and Parish Pastoral Council has been drafted. This work has been ongoing over the past six months and following the June meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council, it was agreed that the draft statements be published for wider consultation. Read the Vision & Mission Statement and email us info@stbrendansbirr.ie with any comments that you wish to make.
Our contact details are listed in the Team section of the website. For any further information on the parish or parish organisations please do not hesitate to contact the priest on duty or the Parish Office.