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Local Girl Represents Inishmagrath
at Special Occasion
Niamh Fallon, daughter of Ann and Tomás Fallon, Annagherra,
represented our parish
at a special Mass in Killeshandra on Sunday, June 9.
The Mission Monument at the site of the old convent
The Mass was organised by the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
to mark the demolition
of the old Holy Rosary Convent in Drumully, Killeshandra,
and to bless a monument
commemorating all the sisters who trained in the the convent
before going on the missions
in Nigeria and in many other countries worldwide.
Niamh was among a number of young people from around the diocese
who attended the
Mass and were presented with Mission Candles for their parishes.
The candles were
presented to the young people by Holy Rosary Sisters from all around the world.
The
candles symbolise the missionary spirit that reaches out to all parishes.
Niamh is presented with the candles for our parish
It was very appropriate that Niamh was present at this ceremony
as her great-
The Holy Rosary Sisters first came to Killeshandra when their congregation was first
founded in 1924,
moving into a large house in the townland of Drumully.
Over the years,
as the number of vocations soared,
the convent grew into a very large complex,
giving
much needed employment to many people in the locality.
From the late 1960’s the numbers entering the order declined rapidly
and in 1985 the
sister built a new convent in Cavan town and the old convent was closed.
It was demolished
in 2012.
The Sisters and Lakelands Co-
decided to
build a monument to the many sisters who left Killeshandra
to severe as Missionaries
in many parts of the world.
This monument was blessed by Bishop Leo O’Reilly during the Mass.
Bishop Leo was chief celebrant of the Mass.
He was assisted by Bishop Donal Murray,
whose aunt was a Holy Rosary Sister
and by a number of priests, including two African
priests.
Sisters play the African drums during the Offertory Procession
A large number of Sisters from around the world attended the Mass.
for many of them
this was a very nostalgic occasion.
Among the large congregation were many relatives of nuns who had studied in Killeshandra
Convent
and a large number of people from the locality.