15 First Communion Children in May Procession

BY BRENDAN MEEHAN

There was both reverence and celebration at the Marion Shrine this morning as parents and Corpus Christi’s Communion group paid tribute to the fallen children of Moyross.

This year 15 children from Moyross made their First Communion and they brought out the sunshine and numerous well-wishers as they paraded down past homes and businesses in Hartigan Villas and Sarsfield Gardens.

The First Communion children came with flowers as part of the May Procession.

The Shrine, which is located in Castlepark, was erected in 1997, when a band of locals took the initiative to fill the void left by demolished houses with a picturesque shrine.

However, today was the turn of the kids to take centre stage, as they sported their beautifully flamboyant outfits and sung harmonious hymns.

“It’s a beautiful ceremony and it’s now part of the school calender,” said Tracy McElligott, estate management worker. She helped revive the May Procession which had been abandoned for the last number of years.

There are two ceremonies each year, the other one taking place on the 8th December specifically to remember every young adult and child who has died.

“Its very hard for parents to come to that one, the 8th of December, for obvious reasons,” said Tracy.

“The residents done most of the work, and the shrine honours all of the children that have passed away in the area,” she said. “There is huge respect for the shrine, the community enterprise workers keep the grass cut and the residents safeguard it.”

Fourteen years after its inception, the shrine looks as pristine as ever, as last year participants from the local youth project repainted the statue of Holy Mary.

PHOTOS (COPYLEFT) BY: ALLEN MEAGHER, 'CHANGING IRELAND'.

A Feast of Fun at Moyross Community Fair - Saturday 25th Sept

The Annual Moyross Community Fair was held in the Moyross Playing Fields on Saturday, 25th September 2010 from 12 noon to 4.00pm.
The sun came out to greet everyone, and there was a feast of food and fun for all the family with burgers on the Barbie and teas and cakes to satisfy all tastes.

In the Barbeque Competition the Franciscan Friars team claimed first prize for their herb and chees infused burgers, seeing off stiff competition from Limerick City Fire Brigade, Limerick City Council, An Garda Siochana, Bus Ēireann, & Northside Regeneration.

Northside Learning Hub Kickboxing Club and Corpus Christi Kung-Fu Club got together for an exhibition to showcase their Martial Arts talents while displays of Vintage Cars and Falconry are also lined up.

For the smaller children there was Face Painting and Story Time with Watchouse Cross Library staff.


The Odd One Out quiz and Bingo sessions catered for the slightly older “children” while people bought tickets for “Guess the Weight of the Cake” and “How many Sweets in the Jar”.

People with a keen eye for bargains browsed the car boot sale and stocked up on their vegetables, cakes, periwinkles & dilisk at the market stalls and have an Angel card reading for fun.


For the energetic there were basketball shots, Sumo Wrestling (in padded suits), and Golf target. More pictures of the day are available on the Moyross.ie Gallery and also on Munster Images website.




Eurospar in Watch House Cross are donated all the food for the BBQs.
"We are thankful to them and to the staff of the Community Centre who worked so hard to have everything ready for the day.” said Antoinette.

Moyross Enterprise Centre wins Award.

The Moyross Community Enterprise Centre has won the 2009 Enterpreneurship award. To find out more about the sponsors, click here.
Pictured with the award: Geraldine Clohessy, chairperson of the Community Enterprise Centre, with Antoinette Yelverton of Moyross Action Centre.