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Donegal islanders on the look-out for new parish priest

written by Stephen Maguire October 11, 2016
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Tory Island has launched a search for a new parish priest.

It follows the departure of Fr Kieran Creagh, who came to Tory for a few days and ended up staying four years.

Kind of Tory Island, Patsy Dan Rogers, said any new priest will need a stomach for stormy seas.

“We’re looking forward to the priests who are going to come to the island on the weekend for Sunday Mass, weather permitting,” he told the BBC.

“We are happy enough with that, because we know that priests are scarce and we’re very lucky with this arrangement.”

Irish is the main language on the island, and Patsy Dan believes that Fr Creagh’s decision to learn Irish put him in good stead with the locals

“We loved him very much, he was a powerful priest for special feast days. He loved the island very much, the quietness and what have you.

“He settled in like a native and we loved the way he went to learn some Gaelic as well.”

Along with the Irish language, Christianity goes back a long way on Tory.

The remnants of a sixth century monastery founded by Saint Columba still lie on the island.

With that in mind, the King of Tory – who is a painter by trade – was optimistic that fate would deliver yet another dedicated clergyman.

“There is a strong religion on the island and a strong language and culture on the island and I’m very hopeful that will continue.

“One never knows, but the times bring us lots of different things,” he added.

A spokesperson for the Bishop’s House in Letterkenny confirmed that priests would operate in the parish by rota until a permanent replacement could be found.

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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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