The Annual Celebration of St. Tigernach, Patron Saint of Clones and Bishop of Clogher will take place in St. Tigernach’s Church of Ireland, the Diamond, Clones on Friday 4th April at 7pm.
Our guest speaker for the evening will be Fr. Brian D’Arcy, Rector of St. Gabrie’ls Retreat in the Grann, Enniskillen. The event will be enriched with musical performances by the Different Keys Choir and the Graham Memorial Pipe Band.
Event programme
The celebration will include a Bagpipe and Monk led procession to St. Tigernach’s Sarcophagus in the Round Tower Graveyard, followed by refreshments at the Cassandra Hand Folk and Famine Centre.
Clones Community Forum are also excited to be involved in a Cross Border Project with Clogher Village Forum called “Clones to Clogher Community Connections” where throughout 2025 as a group, through a series of workshops, we will be examining the 1693 Map of the area on Sliabh Beagh showing an outline route between Clones and Clogher where Early Christian way-markers exist. We welcome any and all participation from the local community. The outcome is to gather evidence and produce a modern map of the 17 mile ancient Pilgrim Route that will become part of St. Tigernach’s Way.
This is a Cross Border, Cross Community, Interdenominational Annual Event, and we believe it would be a wonderful opportunity for you to come along and join in commemorating the rich history of our joint regions.
We look forward to your presence at this Annual Event. Please share with family and friends for an informative and enjoyable evening.
Wear suitable clothing for the procession in case of inclement weather.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact via phone on 0868358210 or email clonescommunityforum@gmail.com.