The Parish of Borrisokane

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Our site is intended to be a source of information about the Parish of Borrisokane for locals and visitors alike. We hope that you may find these pages informative and supportive. We welcome your suggestions. 

Parish Mass Times

Weekday Masses Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am, except for days with a funeral mass.

Sts Peter & Paul Church, Borrisokane:
Saturday at 7pm
Sunday at 10:30am, except for the first Sunday of each month when it will be at Aglish

St Michael the Archangel, Aglish:
Sunday at 10:30am, only on the first Sunday of each month

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FAMILY MASSES AND SACRAMENTAL DATES FOR COIS DEIRGE PASTORAL AREA 2024/2025

Enrolment for Holy Communion and Confirmation

Saturday 28thSept.7pm Borrisokane (Toh)

Saturday 5th Oct.  6.30 Lorrha (MC)

Saturday 5th Oct. 8pm Kilbarron (MC)

Please note

All families and children are welcome to our family Masses and Special Celebrations

      We remember our loved ones

Saturday 9th Nov 7pm in      Borrisokane

Saturday 9th Nov.  7.30pm   Terryglass

Sunday 10th Nov.  11.30am  Rathcabbin

Bereavement Masses

Borrisokane Thur 14th Nov 7:30pm (Toh)

Lorrha            Saturday 16th Nov 6:30pm (MC)

Terryglass     Saturday 16th Nov 7:30pm (MC)

First Sunday of Advent

    “Fanning the Flame”- Special Ritual

Borrisokane    Sat.30th Nov. 7pm        

Rathcabbin      Sunday 1st Dec.11.30am Kilbarron          Sunday 1st  Dec. 9.30am

Christmas Masses 2024

Christmas Eve 2pm              Aglish

Christmas Eve. 7pm             Borrisokane

Christmas Day 10.30am       Borrisokane

Christmas Eve 9pm              Lorrha

Christmas Day 11am            Rathcabbin  

Christmas Eve 8.30pm         Terryglass

Christmas Day 9.30am         Terryglass

Christmas Eve. 6.30pm        Kilbarron

World Day of Prayer for the Sick

Sat. 1st Feb. 7pm               Borrisokane

Sat. 1st Feb.  6.30pm          Lorrha

Sun. 2nd Feb. 11.30am      Rathcabbin

Sat. 1st Feb.8pm                Terryglass

Sun. 2nd Feb 9.30am        Kilbarron

First confession 2025

Friday 28th February 7pm       Borrisokane

Thursday 13th  February 7pm     Redwood

Thursday 27th February 7pm    Terryglass

First Sunday of Lent

Sun 9th March 10.30am       

Borrisokane Sunday 9th March. 11:30am Rathcabbin     Sat.  8th March.                      

Kilbarron

Confirmation Retreat   Tue 1st April 2025.

Holy Week & Easter Sunday

Children TO BE involved

HOLY THURSDAY   17th April  in Terryglass 

EASTER SUNDAY 20th Apr 10.30am Mass Borrisokane (Toh)

EASTER  SUNDAY  20th Apr 11.30am Mass Rathcabbin  

Parents Volunteering During the Year

  • We invite parents to help us with these special Masses with children
  • Please keep each other informed with a parish WhatsApp group
  • Fr Tom 087-7460444 (Toh)
  • Fr Michael 0876548331(MC)

Preparing for Sacraments Cois Deirge

Pastoral Area 2024/25

BORRISOKANE / AGLISH

LORRHA/RATHCABBIN/REDWOOD

 TERRYGLASS / KILBARRON

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 First Holy Communion 2025

Sunday 18th May  Borrisokane 10:30am

Sunday 11th May  Rathcabbin 11am

Sunday 25th May  Terryglass 11am

Confirmation 2025

Friday 23rd May 10.30am Borrisokane

Friday 23rd May 2pm          Lorrha

   

Sunday 8th June 11am Kilbarron with Bishop Fintan

                                               

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Borrisokane Parish- reflects the changing face of society.

As in all parishes today the change of demographics, church attendance and the current shortage of priests, Borrisokane/Aglish parish reflects the changing face and interface of society and church. For a number of years we are clustered or working pastorally in co-operation with the parishes of Terryglass and Lorrha. The pastoral area in which our parish is located is known as Cois Deirge, a reminder that our area skirts the beautiful Lough Derg on the river Shannon.

Historically, Borrisokane is the lower Ormond capital, located on the N52/N65 between Nenagh, Portumna and Birr which according to the 2011 Census had a population of 1,294, urban 964, rural 330. (2011) Today, it is a thriving lively business town serving the rural heartland and an important educational centre with a large Community College. Today’s parish is a combination of three medieval parishes: Uskane, Borrisokane and Aglish and it has churches in Aglish and Borrisokane.

Birr Road Church

Borrisokane Catholic Church is St. Peter & Paul’s, has a capacity of 800, extensive grounds with four gardens blending it with the landscaped and a large car park. It is also the through grounds to the nearby large St Peter and Paul’s Cemetery. Located on the Nenagh Rd., the church is a fine, bright, modern, welcoming, worshipping, space and treasured place of prayer at the heart of the town and community. Built and dedicated in 1973 during the pastorate of Dean Patrick Cahill, it was designed by McMahon & Hickey and Partners, and was built by Tom Hayes of Killaloe.

The style of the church is modern, beautiful and bright reflecting a church that opens out into the community. An A-Frame roofed building, simple in its style, evident in the altar, ambo. The main features are the large front window that floods light on to the sanctuary and an unusual wrought iron reredos representing the Lamb of God. It reflects the radical simplicity of style of church in post Vatican 2, council era. The previous church is located on the Birr Rd and had been the place of worship since it was built in 1837. In the current church are the statues and the bell from the old church and a stone baptismal font is located in the garden in the centre of the car park.

( The new St’s Peter & Pauls Church in 1973)

The current church in Aglish is St. Michael the Archangel, built in 1893, with a capacity of 200, located, right of Fortmoy Cross on the Athlone Rd. Designed by Francis O’Connor, who had designed Tuamgraney Church built the year before and a decade earlier the St Flannan’s College Church in Ennis. His trademark was Gothic, revival style. it feels distinctively late 19th century in style and he builder was Michael Martin of Portumna. The building is cut limestone, with a four pinnacle tower and numerous stone crosses. It has several stain glass windows that to many seem to be in the Harry Clarke era style. With the near bye primary school, it remains at the heart of the community, though now having one mass a month, it will continue to be a place for baptisms, weddings and funerals for many years to come. 

Aglish Church after renovations

(St Michael the Archangel Church newly renovated in 1972)