Fermoy Parish Office: The Office will reopen on Tuesday 13^th August.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Holy Day of Obligation Thursday 15th August
Mass Times:
10am In Queen of Peace Church (Due to a planned ESB Power Outage for St Patrick’s Church Area)
7.30pm in St Patrick’s Church

Donate a slate St Patrick’s Church: You can still donate a slate for St Patrick’s Church Restoration campaign for your family or deceased loved ones. Donation for slate €20. Envelopes are available in the church & also on line on Fermoy Parish website. Thank you for your continued support

Annual Cemetery Mass: The Annual Cemetery Mass for the Fermoy, Kilworth, pastoral area, will take place on Thursday 29^th August at 7.30pm in Kilcrumper Old Graveyard. All welcome
Carraig an Aifrinn Churchgate Collection: The Annual Carraig an Aifrinn Churchgate collection will take place at all Masses on Thursday the 15^th August.  The committee would appreciate your support as it is our only source of funding to insure and maintain this Penal Days Mass rock site and thus ensure that the Mass Rock is always accessible

Carraig an Aifrinn Devotions on Sunday 18^th August: For many years people have made the journey to the Penal Day Mass Rock at Knockananig, Fermoy where our ancestors gathered, at the risk of their lives, to participate in Mass.

What it was like to be a Catholic in those terrible and terrifying times we can only imagine. Some of the deprivations endured by Catholics: priests could not be educated or ordained in Ireland; Catholics could not become teachers or open a school.   They could not own a horse worth more than £5 or land worth more than a certain amount.  If a Catholic land-owner died his land was divided between all his sons, or if one son became a Protestant, he would inherit all the land. Catholics were not allowed become members of Parliament or the judiciary or serve in the army or navy.

Catholics gathered in secret in remote areas like Carraig an Aifrinn to hear Mass.  Priests were hunted and risked their lives to celebrate mass in these remote places.

Each year the faithful come to Carraig an Aifrinn to remember with pride our ancestors who fearlessly gathered to celebrate the Eucharist.   This year’s devotions will be held on Sunday 18^th August at 4. 00p.m.