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Outdoor Mass for lives lost at sea

A special Mass will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm outside the Grotto in the Dominican Church at the Claddagh.

The blessing of the boats

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This classic photograph of the Claddagh was originally taken c1890 and was given to us by the National Library. It illustrates just how close the connection was between the thatched village and the sea. Most of the menfolk who lived there were fishermen who depended for their livelihood on the sea, and so a tradition developed which became a colourful expression of ancient local faith.

 

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