Many parishes will host Dawn Masses on Easter Sunday morning. Dawn Mass is a very spiritual opportunity to celebrate Mass while watching the dawn break over the countryside.
In the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Dawn Masses will take place across the diocese from Athlone to Banagher and from Longford to Ferbane as follows:
- Longford
Venue: Famine Graveyard, St. Joseph’s Care Centre
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Athlone
Venue: Coosan Point, Athlone
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Abbeylara
Venue: St. Bernard’s Church Grounds
Time: 7.00 a.m. - Ardagh
Venue: Village Green, Ardagh
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Ballinahown
Venue: Boher Cemetery
Time 6.00 a.m. - Banagher
Venue: Old Cemetery
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Drumlish
Venue: Kilmahon Cemetery
Time: 6.30 a.m. - Drumshanbo
Venue: Poor Clare Convent Gardens
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Ferbane
Venue: High Street Cemetery
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Granard
Venue: New Cemetery
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Killenummery
Venue: Creevalea Abbey
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Mount Temple
Venue: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Mount Temple
Time: 6.00 a.m. - Newtownforbes
Venue: Newtownforbes Cemetery
Time: 6.00am
Three parishes in the Diocese of Elphin will be celebrating Dawn Mass on Easter Sunday:
- Roscommon Parish
Venue: Roscommon Castle
Time: 7.00am - Strandhill/Ransboro Parish
Venue: Knocknarea Mountain
Time: 7.00am - Castlerea Parish
Venue: Castlerea Cemetery
Time: 6.30am
In the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, Dawn Mass will be celebrated on Ballyloughane Beach, Galway Bay at 6.30am on Easter Sunday morning. In Kerry Diocese there will be two venues for Dawn Mass in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh at Séipéilín Ghallarais (Gallaras Oratory), Domhnach Cásca at 6.00 am. Also at 6.00am there will be Dawn Mass and an Easter Fire at Kiltomey Cemetery, Lixnaw.
In the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin there will be Dawn Mass in Saint Conleth’s Parish, Newbridge in the church garden on the Dublin Road, Newbridge at 6.30am. At 6.00am in Clane Parish, Mass will be celebrated in the Abbey Gardens, Main Street, Clane. Bishop Denis Nulty will celebrate the 6.30am Dawn Mass in the Festival Field at Rosenalis for the parishes of Clonaslee, Killeigh, Mountmellick and Rosenalis. Monasterevin Parish will celebrate their Dawn Mass in the beautiful surroundings of Moore Abeey, Monasterevin at 7am. Oisin Park, Killeshin will be the venue for the Graiguecullen/Killeshin Parish Dawn Mass at 6.45am on Easter Sunday.
In the Diocese of Killala the venue for this year’s Dawn Mass will be Leigue Cemetery, Ballina at 6.00am on Easter Sunday. The Archdiocese of Tuam will be celebrating Dawn Mass at several different venues across the diocese as follows:
- Achill
Venue: Dawn Mass at the Silver Strand, Dugort at sunrise on Easter Sunday,
Time: 7.00 am - An Cheathrú Rua
Venue: Aifreann Bhreacadh an Lae – ag Barr a’ Doire
Time: 7.00 rn - Annaghdown
Venue: Annaghdown Pier on the banks of Lough Corrib
Time: 7.000 am - Athenry
Venue: Mass at Lady’s Well, Athenry on Easter Sunday morning
Time: 7.00am - Aughaval – Westport
Venue: Murrisk Abbey, Westport
Time: 7.00 am - Burrishoole
Venue: Burrishoole Abbey
Time: 7.00am - Claremorris
Venue: Church of Our Lady, Barnacarroll
Time: 6.00am. - Cong
Venue: Dawn Mass is taking place at The Chalet, Cong
Time: 7.00 am - Kilconly
Venue: Under the Round Tower in Kilbannon Cemetery
Time: 7.00am
People travelling to these Masses are asked to arrive on time and to wear/bring warm clothing, a folding chair or stool (for your own comfort) and where possible share transport in order to assist with parking at venues. People are also reminded that the clocks go forward on Easter Saturday night.
ENDS