Easter Rising Centenary - Easter Sunday - Togher Church

On Easter Sunday 27th March outside Togher Church , local residents gathered to pay homage to the Centenary of the 1916 Rising which culminated in ex-Army man and resident of Sycamore Place - Joe Spillane - reading the Proclamation. Also Niall McCarthy , Chairman of the Togher Community Association informed the gathering on the history of the Tricolor Flag. In addition Nancy Glavin a member of the choir gave a rendition of the National Anthem outside the entrance to the Church. The Togher Historical Assoc. were represented by Pat O'Rourke ( cameraman ) and Kathleen O'Keeffe. Fr. Rob Brophy acted as M.C. for the event.

Joe Spillane , Sycamore Place

reading the Proclamation

Niall McCarthy explaining 

the origins of the Tricolor

 Fr. Rob Brophy speaking to

the Gathering

 Kathleen O'Keeffe

Togher Historical Assoc.

Fr. Rob Brophy with Nancy Glavin
who sang the National Anthem

Local residents gathering

Ministers & Mothers - Mother's Day Special

Mother's Day is a special time for children in Togher in that they honour their " Mam ". However those who tread the halls of power are no strangers to this custom and this short blog post highlights two Politicians who likewise celebrate the women who gave birth to them and raised them. One is a newly elected T.D. - Donnchadh O'Laoraigh whilst the other is Michael McGrath who although he hails from Passage West has strong links to Togher through his Mother. All images are taken from the Evening Echo Saturday March 5th 2016.

Donnchadh O'Laoghaire T.D.

with Mother - Sorcha

Michael McGrath T.D.

with Mother - Maria

 Michael McGrath Article - Evening Echo