When the local landlord, Marcus Lynch, died in 1916 his estate was sold, but the handball alley, along with the church and school were left to the community. The sport proved so popular that there were often queues of players lined up outside the walls waiting for their chance to play.
Read MorePaul Concannon’s five seconds of fame were denied when the organisers of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne realised that Ireland would not be a participant!
Read MoreRequiem Mass for Anne Medeiros will be celebrated in Bearna tomorrow.
Read MoreRemembering the great work of the local ICA branch in the 1980s
Read MoreThe annual Mass in memory of Fr Michael Griffin will be celebrated tomorrow at 12pm.
Read MoreThose named on the Shield were the ones who had won the most races during the annual parish event. Sadly, two of the them subsequently passed away, well before their time.
Read MoreHard to believe that it’s 20 years since Bearna Parish made the front page of the Galway City Tribune. It was on the occasion that local Mass-goers stood in for an absent priest at the midday Sunday Mass.
Read MoreIt is heartening to see that the Community Games movement is up and running in the area once again - after an absence of decades, perhaps?
Read MoreIn order to archive the graves of Reilig Bhearna into an easily-accessible online database, we will need:
Reposing at St. Anthony's Room, within the Church of St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra, on Monday at 5pm, with removal at 6pm.
Funeral after 11am Requiem Mass on Tuesday, and burial at Rahoon Cemetery.
Read MoreSo while the parish priest at her bedside
Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying
And some were responding and some crying
I remembered her head bent towards my head,
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives –
Never closer the whole rest of our lives.
Joan Hutton relieved many parents of unruly toddlers and pre-schoolers over the years, opening up her home in Bearna village to hundreds of us. She was assisted for some of those years by Beverly Dawson, Pier Road.
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Bearna-Na Forbacha in 1982 was a very different place. Into this small community, Nonie Hickey introduced the Irish Girl Guides, and set up the Sí Gaoith troupe. Last December, after 35 year at the helm, she attended her last meeting.
Listen to Nonie talk about her memories, and flick through her photo album!
Read More“On their wedding day, in October 1969, in front of many of you gathered here today, he promised to be true to Mum in sickness and in health, love her and honour her all the days of his life. I can assure you, he lived up to those vows – he adored Mum; she was his life, he took such good care of her, and always put her first.”Read More
