Showing posts with label Pugin's chapel Rathfarnham. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Grateful memories from the past and a concern for the future

 

Picture: Pugin's chapel, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin - Patrick Comerford

This morning, 62 years ago, there was great excitement in a house on the foothills of south Dublin. Together with my parents we were setting out on foot for Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham for my First Holy Communion. I was dressed in pure white from head to toe. I remember particularly the sleeveless white jumper over the white shirt and tie, the white short trousers, long stockings, and the squeaky new white soft shoes.