The Grotto to Our Lady at Bealad, in the Parish of Killmeen and Castleventry, is on a busy road
Countless people drive past it every day – many blessing themselves as they do and asking the protection of Our Lady on their journeys.
The grotto is cared for by a small group of local parishioners who also organise the annual Mass at the Grotto to mark the Feast of the Assumption on August 15th
Bealad Grotto for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady 2025. Included are the altar servers Hannah Hayes, Helen Collins and Darragh Hayes (back row) Trish Keohane, John A O’Donovan, Helen Hayes, Sean O'Donovan, John Keohane, Fr Tom Hayes and Dermot O'Mahony.