Weekly Eucharistic Adoration, St Mary of the Visitation Church, Killybegs

What to Expect

The Parish of Killybegs keeps a long weekly period of Eucharistic Adoration in the Adoration Room at St Mary of the Visitation Church. It opens at 6pm on Sunday evening and runs right through until midnight on Monday, giving parishioners and visitors a thirty hour window for quiet prayer. People come and go as suits them, so there is no need to stay for a set length of time and no need to book. The next session in the series begins on Sunday 16 August 2026.

Killybegs is Ireland’s largest fishing port and the parish church sits above the harbour, so the Adoration Room draws crews and shore workers on shifts as well as regular parishioners. The parish runs a Liturgy of the Word for Children every Sunday at 11am, and Confessions are heard on Saturdays at 6.30pm. The Niall Mór Centre in the town hosts two support groups tied into parish life, with Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Fridays at 8.30pm and Al-Anon on Wednesdays at 8pm.

Good to Know

• Adoration runs weekly, from 6pm on Sunday to midnight on Monday, in the Adoration Room.
• Venue is St Mary of the Visitation Church, Killybegs.
• Free to attend, drop in at any point, no booking.
• Children’s Liturgy of the Word every Sunday at 11am; Confessions Saturdays at 6.30pm.
• Contact the parish through the Diocese of Raphoe parish page for current times before travelling.

Getting There

Killybegs is on the R263 coast road about 28km west of Donegal town, reached by the N56 to Mountcharles and Dunkineely and then on through Bruckless. The church is above the harbour front and is a short uphill walk from the pier and the main street, where most of the town’s parking is. Local Link and Bus Eireann services along the south west Donegal coast stop in the town centre, leaving a walk of a few minutes to the church.