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| Keywords: golden jubilee goldenjubilee men's sodality menssodality women's sodality womenssodality confraternities clergy laity procession st. patrick's church stpatrickschurch dundalk louth ireland september 1931 1930s independent newspapers collection independentnewspaperscollection national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Procession through the streets of Dundalk, Co. Louth to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Men's and Women's Sodalities (established 1881) of St. Patrick's Church, Dundalk. On 7 September 1931, the Irish Independent reported that the crowds of over 6,000: "... gave an indication of the growth of the movement and the deep religious feeling permeating the life of Dundalk ... This Mission resulted in an addition of 2,000 new members, who, with 4,000 old members, marching in procession through the town, made a demonstration that will not soon be forgotten by the thousands who witnessed it. Trains, buses, motors, and horse-drawn vehicles brought large contingents from all parts, with the result that the streets were crowded to congestion." Date: 7 September 1931 NLI Ref.: IND_H_1760 Procession through the streets of Dundalk, Co. Louth to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Men's and Women's Sodalities (established 1881) of St. Patrick's Church, Dundalk. On 7 September 1931, the Irish Independent reported that the crowds of over 6,000: "... gave an indication of the growth of the movement and the deep religious feeling permeating the life of Dundalk ... This Mission resulted in an addition of 2,000 new members, who, with 4,000 old members, marching in procession through the town, made a demonstration that will not soon be forgotten by the thousands who witnessed it. Trains, buses, motors, and horse-drawn vehicles brought large contingents from all parts, with the result that the streets were crowded to congestion." Date: 7 September 1931 NLI Ref.: IND_H_1760 | ||||
