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We thank Kathleen for her creative and inspirational backdrop  for the Christmas Nativity scene

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  • Fr. Tom Hogan, Co-P.P. & Vicar Forane057 912 1757
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Notices
  • Do you want to Fast this LentFebruary 19, 2021
  • Mother and Baby Home Report issued on January 12th, 2021.  Response of Bishop Fintan Monahan issued on January 13th, 2021January 16, 2021
  • Mother and Baby Home Report
    The publication of the report into the Mother and baby Homes focuses again on a very dark and painful aspect of our past where kindness, respect and love were so blatantly absent in the care of vulnerable young mothers. At the heart of the Christian Gospel is the insight that we are created in the image of God - that all life is sacred and should be respected and cared for. We are temples of the Holy Spirit. We acknowledge our failures as a church and society to vulnerable women and their children. Legacy of an Adoptive Child
    Once there were two women
    Who never knew each other.
    One you do not remember,
    The other you call mother.
    Two different lives
    Shaped to make yours one.
    One became your guiding star,
    The other became your sun.
    The first gave you life
    And the second taught you to live it.
    The first gave you a need for love
    And the second was there to give it.
    One gave you a nationality,
    The other gave you a name.
    One gave you a seed of talent,
    The other gave you an aim.
    One gave you emotions,
    The other calmed your fears.
    One saw your first sweet smile,
    The other dried your tears.
    One gave you up -
    It was all that she could do.
    The other prayed for a child
    And God led her straight to you.
    And now you ask me
    Through your tears,
    The age-old question
    Through the years:
    Heredity or environment
    Which are you the product of?
    Neither, my darling - neither,
    Just two different kinds of love.    January 15, 2021
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Safeguarding Children

The Parish of Birr values and encourages the participation of children and young people in parish liturgies and activities that enhance their spiritual, physical, emotional, social and intellectual development, and will work in a partnership way with parents at all times.

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Death Notices
May they rest in peace.
  • Kathleen (Katie) MitchellFebruary 17, 2021
  • Fr Paddy Reedy C.S.Sp.February 11, 2021
  • Mary Mann (née McDonald)February 9, 2021
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Foggy Birr at Christmas Birr
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Foggy Birr at Christmas Birr
Presentation to Sr. Anne
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Presentation to Sr. Anne
Thank You
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Confirmation Celebration
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Confirmation Celebration
First Communion 2020 - Carrig N.S. & Mercy P.S. - September 5th
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First Communion 2020 - Carrig N.S. & Mercy P.S. - September 5th
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