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FIRST Holy Communion Day finally arrived for the pupils of St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville on Saturday morning. While the event is usually held in St Brendan’s Church in Curraheen every May/June, we’re living in a different world now and more space was needed to accommodate the children and their […]

ST John’s Church was a busy place on Saturday as pupils from Moyderwell Primary School finally go the chance to make their First Holy Communion. The pupils had been preparing earlier this year in Siobhan Moriarty and Sarah Keane’s third classes, but COVID-19 scuppered their plans for an early summer celebration. […]

IT was a very busy day for Fr Padraig Walsh at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday as he oversaw the First Holy Communions of over 60 pupils from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh. Because of Government guidelines, there had to be three separate services — one for each class […]

IT was a very busy Saturday at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church as pupils from three schools made their First Holy Communion. Three pupils from Tralee Educate Together joined 23 youngsters from Holy Family NS at 11am for the morning ceremony, while at 1pm it was the turn of […]

FINALLY, the boys and girls got their day out! After months of waiting, Caherleaheen NS second class pupils and their families gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass for the First Holy Communion ceremony. The next number of weeks will see First Holy Communions take place all […]

AFTER the beautiful weather of the past two Saturdays, it was disappointingly dull and overcast on the morning of First Holy Communion Day for Holy Family and Presentation school pupils. It didn’t dampen the spirits of the children though and they had a great day with their families. There were […]

THERE was beautiful weather on Saturday morning as families arrived for Scoil Eoin’s First Holy Communion Day. Taking place in Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church, three classes of pupils received the sacrament watched by their families in the packed church. The families also had wonderful weather for photographs. Scroll […]

GLORIOUS sunshine greeted families arriving at churches on Saturday morning as pupils from two local schools made their First Holy Communion, In St John’s Church, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn’s second class pupils received the sacrament watched by their families and staff from the school. Out in the Church of the Immaculate Conception […]

THE weather was fantastic on Saturday morning as children from St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville gathered for their first Holy Communion. Fr Francis Nolan was the celebrant at the church in Curraheen for the occasion where 23 boys and girls received the sacrament for the first time. It was a […]

IT may have been a dull Saturday morning in town, but the smiles of the young girls and boys brightened up the mood at St John’s Church. The occasion was the First Holy Communion for two classes of CBS Primary School pupils who converged on the church with their families. Scroll […]

THEY couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. The sun shone down on three churches in the Tralee area on Saturday morning as the big day arrived for pupils from local schools. St John’s Church hosted Moyderwell Primary pupils, Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church was the venue for Holy […]

FAMILIES from all over town gathered at two churches on Saturday morning to see girls and boys receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion. The sun shone at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church where the big day arrived for Listellick NS pupils, while the girls from second class in […]

THEY were blessed with the weather yesterday morning for two First Holy Communion services in Tralee, as the big day arrived for Scoil Eoin and Caherleaheen NS pupils. There were 79 pupils from Ms Daly, Ms Dennehy and Ms Sheehan’s classes at Scoil Eoin, receiving the Host for the first […]

THE weather was changeable on Saturday morning,  the mood among children and their families from two Tralee schools stayed upbeat as First Holy Communions took place. There were 24 Second Class pupils from Holy Family school enjoying their special day at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church. Meanwhile, 28 pupils […]

IT wasn’t a morning for photos outside as the misty rain swept over Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday. Inside there was standing room only as nearly 80 pupils from Scoil Eoin received their First Holy Communion, watched by their families and class teachers. After the lovely ceremony, […]

CHILDREN from four schools from around Tralee enjoyed a dry day as they made their First Holy Communion on Saturday morning. Caherleaheen NS pupils were in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass, St John’s Castle Street hosted Moyderwell sixth class, Listellick NS pupils and their families converged on Our […]

THE sun shone on St John’s Church on Saturday for a perfect First Holy Communion day for Moyderwell Primary pupils. There were 40 pupils celebrating the milestone event in their young lives and family members were present to witness the occasion. Afterwards, they all gathered outside for photos in glorious sunshine before departing […]

THE weather forecasters said it wouldn’t be the greatest of days, but the sun shone for Caherleaheen NS pupils making their First Holy Communion yesterday. The Church of the Immaculate Conception was packed on Saturday morning as the class of 30 boys and girls celebrated a milestone event in their […]

“WEREN’T they blessed with the weather?” This was probably the most uttered rhetorical question in Kerry on Saturday morning as children from all over the county received the sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time. Children from CBS Primary and Listellick NS were among the many enjoying the sunshine posing for […]

A GORGEOUS Saturday morning provided a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy seeing the young boys and girls of two schools make their First Holy Communion. Fifteen pupils from Blennerville NS took the sacrament in St Brendan’s Church Curraheen, while 33 youngsters from Moyderwell enjoyed the big day in St […]

THE weather stayed fine for the children from two schools on Saturday as they celebrated their First Holy Communion. Families of the 28 children from Holy Family NS enjoyed the ceremony in Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church while there was a bigger attendance in St John’s Church for the […]

IT was a beautiful morning on Saturday at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church for a special occasion for families. Twenty-four pupils from Listellick NS made their First Holy Communion in a lovely ceremony for families, friends and their teachers, with pupils from the school providing the music for the occasion. Afterwards […]