Bishop Denis Brennan planting a tree at Monageer National School. His Lordship is back in the village on Sunday to celebrate an open-air Mass for the opening of the new Monageer Parish Sensory Path.

Bishop Denis Brennan will celebrate an open-air Mass at 12 noon on Sunday to mark the opening of the new Monageer Parish Grotto Sensory Path development and there is a universal invitation for everybody to come along and celebrate what Monageer has achieved.
Bishop Brennan will lead the people in procession along the looped William O’Brien woodland walk finishing in the shrine area of the grotto, which marked its 50th anniversary blessing in 2015.
An afternoon of activities in a spirit of celebration will follow, including Monageer Irish School of Dance, a fairy treasure hunt and art work from the local school children, and tea, coffee and other refreshments.
The story behind this development has taken an interesting course.
The grotto is located in a disused quarry close to the village centre and in May 2015 the William O’Brien woodland walk and a small woodland play area was established and inspired a local committee to explore the possibility of putting in a path.
With the suggestion of a Sensory Path, Monageer entered a competition and won second prize of €5,500 and this money kick-started a three-year-plan.
It was decided that the 75 metre long path would accessible to all and where possible recycled materials would be used.
A large number of volunteers have worked Saturday mornings and Monday nights for the past three years to bring the project in on time.
Wexford County Council have been very supportive of the project and the Monageer committee are mindful of their appreciated efforts.