Easter Sunday Mass celebrated at penal laws era site on Achill Island
‘When I got there this morning the sky was completely clear... all I could hear was the little waves rushing up on to the beach’
about 5 hours ago
An early morning Mass to celebrate Easter Sunday has been held at a Mass rock overlooking picturesque Keem Bay on Achill Island.
Fr Gerard Quirke of the Achill parish celebrated 7am Mass at the site which was used during the era of penal laws when Catholics endured restrictions on their civil liberties.
It was the first time the religious service has been celebrated at this particular site in living memory.