3 day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg, June 29th, 30th & July 1st . Bus leaving from Lidl Car Park if interested please contact the parish office 05791-22028
Welcome to our Parish
Welcome and Céad míle fáilte to Birr Parish, home of St. Brendan's Church on Wilmer Road and The Church of the Annunciation, Carrig. The Christian community in Birr dates back to St. Brendan "the Elder" who chose Birr, "the place of the springs", for the location of his monastic community in the middle of the 6th Century. St. Brendan's Monastery was renowned for hospitality and scholarship . The famous copy of the four Gospels was created here. It is better known as "The Book Of Birr" or "McRegol Gospel". A facsimile copy of this Gospel is on display in Birr Library located in Birr Civic Offices beside the St. Brendan's Church on Wilmer Road.
Mass Times
St. Brendan's Church, Birr
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Monday - Saturday 10.00 am - Please note that a Funeral Mass later in the day will necessitate the cancelling of the parish morning Mass. In such cases information will be announced |
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| Saturday Vigil | 7.30 pm |
| Sunday |
8.30 am 10.30 am 12 noon |
Weekly Notices
Communion 2026
May 4, 2026
Please keep all the young people in your prayers as they prepare for the next milestone in their faith journey.
First Holy Communion – Ceremonies 11.00am
Saturday May 16th – St. Brendan’s P.S & Mercy P.S,
Sunday May 17th – Carrig N.S (In Carrig Church at 9.30am)
May is the Month of Mary
May 1, 2026
May is the month of Mary offering an opportunity to create a May Altar in your home or classroom and to pray at least one decade of the Rosary, during May.
Pope Leo has designated 2026 the 800th Anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi
January 16, 2026
Saint Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago
went to meet Sister Death as a man at peace,
intercede for us before the Lord.
You recognized true peace in the Crucifix of San Damiano,
teach us to seek in Him the source of all reconciliation
that breaks down every…
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