Inishfernard Island, Kilcatherine in Coulagh Bay
The island in the middle distance with Eyeries in the foreground
September 8th Mass was celebrated on the island. The celebrant was Fr Greg Smyth from Butte, Montana who is a friend of Fr Sarsfield whose father lived on the island in the early years of the last century |
A flotilla of boats brought 200 people from the mainland to celebrate the mass |
Fr Greg Smyth celebrating the Mass, Marie Harrington in assistance at the altar |
Amongst the ruins of the old buildings with the coast of the mainland across the sea |
Look at the size of that lintel, imagine how it was lifted into place all those years ago |
Looking towards Kilcatherine Point and the mainland |
Fr Greg conducts the Mass |
Normally being pounded by Atlantic waves but so peaceful this day |
Ruins of the homes where 43 people once lived |
When I first landed on the island 40 years ago this is where we landed, my brother and mother |
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John Dwyer, Dr. John Lyne, Kieran Farrell and myself |
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| all pictures © John Eagle |
