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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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9. Fr Seamus McKeon with Teresa Mallon, Barry, Veronica and Grace Conaty, Maura McKeon in Colmcille Community Centre on Sunday, June 14 after Fr Seamus celebrated his final Mass
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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10. Fr Seamus McKeon with Carmel and Simon Kelly, Una McQuire and Geraldine Reilly
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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11. Fr Seamus McKeon with Colmcille Parish Pastoral Council members after the hugely popular priest celebrated his final Mass on Sunday morning, June 14. The previous day Fr McKeon marked the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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12. Fr McKeon with Eileen, Kevin, Thomas and Micheál Dowd
Picture: Shelley Corcoran
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