{"id":124125,"date":"2025-10-15T17:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/124125\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:48:14","slug":"pictures-killeedy-parish-honours-generations-of-religious-heritage-at-called-to-serve-page-1-of-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/124125\/","title":{"rendered":"PICTURES: Killeedy parish honours generations of religious heritage at &#8216;Called To Serve&#8217; &#8211; Page 1 of 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003_214018-1760104409281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Use arrows or click next for more photos\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A powerful sense of pride and reflection filled St Ita\u2019s Church in Ashford as the parish of Killeedy came together to honour generations of priests, nuns, and religious brothers at a special \u201cCalled to Serve\u201d celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The evening featured a moving video tribute showcasing 103 men and women who entered religious life from the parish between 1843 and the late 1960s, interwoven with stunning footage of Killeedy\u2019s churches, grotto, and Mass Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Led by local historian Jim Mulcahy, the event drew parishioners and visitors from near and far, including Bishop Brendan Leahy, and was beautifully complemented by performances from Killeedy Ceolmhthas.<\/p>\n<p>The night closed with a warm gathering in The Ash, where old friends reunited to celebrate the parish\u2019s enduring legacy of faith and service.<\/p>\n<p>Use arrows or click next for more photos\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Use arrows or click next for more photos\u00a0 A powerful sense of pride and reflection filled St Ita\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17,1844],"class_list":{"0":"post-124125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-limerick"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}