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20 October 2026

One family donated the rose window in Clonakilty's parish church when it was built.

The beautiful rose window in the choir gallery of Clonakilty's parish church fills the church with colour and light when the sun shines.

The rose window is in a classical design with a detailed rosette forming the upper part while a row of individual lights dedicated to saints adorn the base part of the window.

The saints (from left to right) are St. Patrick, St. Brigid, St. Kieran, St. Fachnan, St. Columba, St. Ita and St. Lawrence O'Toole.

An inscription across the base of the stained glass window reads: ""In memory of James White of Clonakilty who died in California in 1867 by his loving sister Ane"

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Clonakilty Parish Church's rose window

Novena for the Holy Souls Mass times

The nine days of the November Novena begins on Monday 2 November and ends on Tuesday 10 November

Sacrament of Confirmation in Parishes 2027

Bishop Fintan has announced arrangements for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation in parishes for 2027.

Bishop Fintan hopes to visit a significant number of parishes himself for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation next year as well as delegating some retired bishops, the Vicars General and a number of other priests when more than one parish is celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on the same day

Guides and texts for planning the Sacrament of Confirmation

Here is the Confirmation Schedule for 2027 throughout the Diocese

During the COVID pandemic Barryroe parishioner Denis O'Regan composed a new setting of the liturgy of the Mass

Thanks to the help of Bishop Fintan the liturgical text in this setting of the Mass was recently approved by the Advisory Committee on Church Music on behalf of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference in August 2026.

Dubbed the Gentle Mass, free practical workshops to learn it are being offered to all singers.

Find out more about the Workshops

The first workshop will take place on