There were 106 marriage ceremonies conducted in the Killarney parish in 2024, official records show.
The total does not include secular or civil ceremonies held in hotels or other venues or at the civil registration office.
In an interesting comparison, Killarney parish records show that the number of wedding ceremonies held 100 years ago, in 1924, was just 39.
The number of deaths recorded in the parish in 2024 was 109 which doesn’t compare favourably with the 34 funerals held in the local churches in 1924.
There were 149 baptism ceremonies in the parish during the year just ended with the corresponding number from 100 years ago at 119.
A total of 218 children were confirmed in Killarney in 2024.
Meanwhile, the date for this year’s confirmation ceremonies in Killarney has been confirmed as March 8 while the First Holy Communion dates in Killarney are scheduled as follows: :
May 3: Lissivigeen and Tiernaboul National Schools at the Church of the Resurrection (10.30am).
May 10: Holy Cross Mercy National School (10.00am) and Presentation Monastery (12 noon) both at St Mary’s Cathedral.
May 17: Loughquittane National School at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Muckross (10.30am) and St Oliver’s National School in the Church of the Resurrection (10.30am and 12.30pm).
May 24: Gaelscoil Faithleann in the Church of the Resurrection (10.30am) and Scoil Bhride Loreto in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Muckross (10.30am).
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