Crowds gather at the Lough for Easter Sunday mass at dawn

Parishioners enjoyed a welcome cup of hot tea after the mass.
Crowds gather at the Lough for Easter Sunday mass at dawn

Blessing during the concelebrated Easter Sunday mass at the Lough. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Early risers gathered at the Lough at dawn to celebrate Easter Sunday mass today. 

The mass was concelebrated by Dean Frank McKevitt, Canon John Paul Hegarty, Canon Jim O'Donovan and Fr Aidan McCrystal, SMA as the sun rose.

Dean Frank McKevitt, Canon John Paul Hegarty, Canon Jim O'Donovan and Fr Aidan McCrystal, SMA during concelebrated Easter Sunday mass at the Lough. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Dean Frank McKevitt, Canon John Paul Hegarty, Canon Jim O'Donovan and Fr Aidan McCrystal, SMA during concelebrated Easter Sunday mass at the Lough. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The mass, organised by the nearby Church of the Immaculate Conception, drew a significant crowd.

Parishioners enjoyed a welcome cup of hot tea after the mass. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Parishioners enjoyed a welcome cup of hot tea after the mass. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Parishioners enjoyed a welcome cup of hot tea after the mass.

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