Welcome, Fáilte, Ekabo,
Welcome to St. Brigid's Parish Ballybane, Galway.
Thank you for visiting our website.
We hope you will continue to stay in touch with us and with the many programmes and events going on in our parish.
After decades at the helm,
Fr Martin Moran
retired from the Galway, Kilfenora and Kilmacduagh
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
“Over decades now, Fr Martin, along with his parochial duties, has put his heart and soul into organising the
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
His enthusiasm for the pilgrimage was edifying and his kindness and concern for all those who travelled, especially the sick, a great witness of Christian love and service.
His guiding hand and
kind presence will be SORELY missed.
I thank him on behalf of the Diocese, on behalf of the Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Lourdes Committee and on behalf of all those who have travelled to Lourdes over the years.
May our Lady of Lourdes look after him and be with him on the road ahead.” – Bishop Michael
Do It Anyway
A Prayer by St. Theresa of Calcutta
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends
and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
Amen.
A Little Bit About Us
St. Brigid’s Parish is located in Ballybane 4.8 kilometres east of Galway City. The area of Ballybane takes its name from a Ring Fort,which dates back to a period between 600BC and 16 AD. The Parish is named after St. Brigid of Kildare and the emblem of the parish is the St Brigid’s Cross. St. Brigid’s is a relatively new parish (1995) and now boasts a small native population, a much larger population coming originally from Galway City and county, a sizeable number of Travellers and a large and diverse representation of people from Africa and Eastern Europe.
Outdoor public accessible AED life saving defibrillator
is located on the outside wall of number
23 Sruthan Mhuirlinne Ballybane
post code H91X22Y.
In the event of a cardiac arrest emergency in your community to gain access
call 999 or 112 for trained personnel in first aid
CPR / AED you can contact ,,,
Gretta- 086 1088058. Easter- 086 8846890. Maleficent -086 2138411. Mary – 087 6184219.
Elaine- 087 2384172. Donal 086 3783199. Sean- 087 4389326. Magic- 0851508437