PICTURES | Longford parishioners pay warm tribute to retiring Fr Seamus McKeon

Parishioners in the north Longford parish of Colmcille came together on the weekend of June 13 and 14 to pay warm tribute to Fr Seamus McKeon upong his retirement from ministry.

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Fr McKeon marked the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood on Saturday, June 13 and the following day the hugely popular priest celebrated his final mass as Parish Priest, a role he spent the past 19 years in, on Sunday, June 14.

Fr Séamus was also curate in Mullinalaghta between 1976 and 1985 when he was very active in the community.

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Longford Live photographer Shelley Corcoran captured this gallery of photos in Colmcille Community Centre following Fr McKeon’s final Mass and we hope you enjoy them.