Feb.29th Leap Day

Feb.29th Leap Day According to Irish tradition, February 29th (which only falls every four years in what’s known as a “Leap Year”), is the one day when it’s perfectly acceptable for a single lady to propose to the man of their liking.  It seems we have ’ Saint Brigid,...

ST BEN’S DAY TULLYLEASE

  ST.BEN’S DAY Best wishes to everyone from Tullylease at home and abroad. The feast of St. Beirechert is celebrated annually on the 18th of February, known as St. Bens Day or the Well Day. It brings visitors from far and near. Mass is celebrated in St....

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY   Some interesting facts   The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day.    Shrine of St Valentine, Whitefriar...

SHROVE TUESDAY

SHROVE TUESDAY FEB.9TH 2016 Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. Some interesting fact regarding Shrove Tuesday, lent and the...

SAINT BRIGID’S DAY

SAINT BRIGID’S DAY We have been endured a long, dark and cold winter but longer, brighter evenings are finally on the way as today – February 1 – marks the first day of spring, and is also known as Lá Fhéile Bhríde, Saint Brigid’s Feast Day....