Holy Cross Tralee

The Order has been in Tralee since 1243. The present Church has been in situ since 1871. The Church had its restoration period in the mid 1800’s when the Dominican Fathers preached a Parish Mission in the Parish church of St John’s in Castle Street. Money was vowed to the Order for it to help build a Church anew in Tralee and to this end, John Mulchinock, became the great benefactor of the Church.

Unfortunately, he died before he could do much to help the founding of the present Holy Cross. In 1856 the newly appointed bishop, Dr David Moriarty, invited the Dominicans to set up a house. This was initially declined by the then Provincial of the Irish Province due to – a problem that is extant today in the Irish Church – a shortage of priests to fill the house.

However, the house was eventually set up with the First Prior of the newly formed Holy Cross Priory a Fr Pius Lynch OP. The chapel was a small room in 1 Day Place. In 1862 Fr Lynch was succeeded by Fr Thomas Rush OP as Prior of the Convent. He took up his position with great dynamism, and the preparation for the building of the Church were set in earnest. With the help of some friends, he obtained a bank loan of £2000 to purchase the present site on Day Place from Mr William Denny. He then engaged Mr George Ashlin RHA to prepare the plans for the Church.

The Church was solemnly blessed and opened by Most Rev. Dr. David Moriarty, Bishop of Kerry, at a tumultuous ceremony on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 September 1871

Mass Times

Sundays: 19:30pm (Saturday Vigil), 8:00am, 9:30am,12:00pm
Weekdays: 8:00am, 13:05pm, 19:30pm
Holy Days: 8:00am, 9:30am, 13:05pm, 19:30pm

Confession Times

Saturday: After 8:00am Mass, 12:00pm – 12:50pm, 16:00pm – 17:00pm,
after 19:30pm mass