Station To Station

Good Friday 2016 Church Road

reminder of a time before The Church of The Happy Pear became the new religion in Greystones, Good Friday saw the believers out on Church Road this afternoon, singing God’s praises.

Rev Swann leads the way 1994

Today being a religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary, this annual mass and procession is still a big part of many people’s lives in Ireland.

And there was something comforting about the sight of a group of Greystonians coming together and stopping the traffic for a celebration of their faith.

There may not have been quite as many people out on Church Road today as there were queuing at the off-licenses yesterday, but, given that the church in this country is on its knees, their free-range Stations Of The Cross was strangely moving…

Now, go check out our history of Greystones’ Holy Rosary here.