Ken Wright
Fr Nohilly Leaves Breaffy
By Ken Wright
6, Aug 2007 - 11:06

To mark the departure of Fr. Nohilly after ten years as the local priest in Breaffy the Community Council along with the wider community held a social in the GAA club house on Tuesday evening the 17th July 07.  Fr. Nohilly came to Breaffy in July 1997. A large crowd attended which was a tribute and a measure of how well he was received over the 10 years.   There were several presentations made to him on the night from the various community organizations both from within the Breaffy area and the wider Castlebar Parish.  The Breaffy Community Council on behalf of the wider community wish him well in his new parish: Moylough County Galway.  They especially wanted to say thank you to Fr Nohilly for the 10 years he spent there with them.  The community would also like to welcome to Breaffy his replacement Fr. John McCormac who like Fr. Nohilly is a missionary priest.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club some of the large crowd who turned out for a presentation to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy. Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club at a presentation on behalf of Breaffy GAA to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy.Front L-R: Donal O’Gallagher, Jack Sheridan, Fr. Michael Nohilly, Tom Martin, Seamus Tuohy, Back L-R: Helen Heneghan (Breaffy GAA Ladies), Sean Grealis, Alice Connaughton (Breaffy GAA Ladies Chairperson). Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club with members of Breaffy Community Council who made a presentation to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy. Pauline Jordan (Readers), Austin Gannon (Chairman Breaffy Community Council), Fr. Michael Nohilly, Alice Connaughton (Breaffy GAA Ladies Chairperson), Donal O’Gallagher (Breaffy GAA), Kathleen Cunniffe (Breaffy Community Council), Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club with members of Breaffy Community Council who made a presentation to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy. Front L-R: Austin Gannon (Chairman), Fr. Michael Nohilly. Back L-R: Kathleen Cunniffe , Catherine Burke, Ann McHale, Bernie Murray, Seamus Tuohy, Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club with members of Breaffy Community Council who made a presentation to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy. Austin Gannon (Chairman Breaffy Community Council), Fr. Michael Nohilly, Alice Connaughton (Breaffy GAA Ladies Chairperson), Kathleen Cunniffe (Breaffy Community Council), Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club some of the large crowd who turned out for a presentation to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years in Breaffy. Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007.

Pictured at the Breaffy GAA Club at a presentation on behalf of Breaffy GAA to Fr. Michael Nohilly who will be going to a new parish in Moylough Galway after ten years as priest in Breaffy. I Can’t eat any more ! . Photo © Ken Wright Photography 2007