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ABOUT 200 people turned up on beautiful Banna Beach on Friday evening for the ‘Celebration of Light’.
The event, which is one of the Recovery Haven’s biggest fundraisers of the year, is held to give an opportunity for all those whose lives have been touched by cancer to come together and share experiences and celebrate the lives of families and friends.
There was a great family atmosphere as Michéal O Suilleabháin guided people through the lighting of the candle followed by the symbolic throwing of stones into the water, signifying freedom from any burdens people are feeling under. There were poems and songs to end the ceremony and the Recovery Haven thanked all that made the event a success.
Similar events took place in the Town Park Abbeyfeale, Ladies Beach Ballybunion, Banna Beach, Camp Beach, The Marina Dingle, Lockes Strand Fenit, Inch Beach, The Fishery Killorglin, Ross Castle Killarney, Meenoghane Causeway, The Pier Tarbert and Portmagee Village. Candles will be lit simultaneously, at the signal, on each venue.
Our video shows the large group of people who took part in the event, collecting stones and then throwing them into the sea, followed by an excerpt from a poem.
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Breda Collins, Nancy Hurley and Breda Griffin at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Andrea Hogan, Tanya McGowan, Norma Sheehan, Amy McGiff, Katie Dowling and Joanne Coffey, Ardfert, at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Jean O’Connell and Geraldine McCarthy, Kilmoyley and John O’Sullivan and Geraldine Donnellan O’Sullivan, Cork, at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Esther Leen, Margaret Sheehan, Sheila Hanafin and Peg Kelly, Kilflynn, at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anne Connolly and Gillian Wharton Slattery at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Stephanie Schwenn and Lara Albert, au pairs from Germany but staying in Abbeydorney and Lixnaw at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Hanna Healy, Maura Healy, Mary Sinnott and Lauren Sinnott at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Julia and Milly O’Halloran, Banna and Lisa McCarthy and Shauna Casey, Ballyheigue, at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Fiona Madden and Lisa McCarthy, Tralee, at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
The large crowd makes its way down to the sea to throw in their stones at the Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven at Banna Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Local musicians performing at the Celebration of Light event in Banna. Photo by Dermot Crean
