Father Flanagan Visitor Centre

04/04/2026

Dawn Mass
Easter Sunday morning at 6.30.
In Father Flanagan garden beside Ballymoe church.

23/03/2026

Today, 23rd March 2026, Pope Leo declared our beloved son of Ballymoe, Father Edward Flanagan, venerable. This marks a major step towards Sainthood!

We would love to welcome you to the Visitor Centre in Ballymoe, where you can discover more about the life and work of Father Flanagan.
You can also visit our website: www.fatherflanaganvisitorcentre.ie
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23/03/2026

23/03/2026

23/03/2026

The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska.

20/03/2026

📣 Exciting News - our new Visitor Centre Website is Live!

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our brand new Visitor Centre website 🤩

👉 Jump on, have a look, and share

Welcome to the Father Flanagan Visitor Centre Step inside the renovated presbytery in Ballymoe, and discover the truly remarkable story of how an ordinary boy from Ballymoe, Edward Flanagan, went on to create the extraordinary and change countless lives. This restored building is the nationa...

18/08/2025

We were delighted to welcome a pilgrimage group of 50 people from Dublin, led by Fr Joe Poole.
Our visitors included parishioners from St. Pius X and St. Jude’s parishes in Templeogue, and from Holy Spirit parish Greenhills, and Holy Spirit parish Kimmage Manor.
The group included a visit to the Father Flanagan Visitor Centre as part of their day trip to Knock Shrine.
It was a pleasure to host such a wonderful group of people, who really enjoyed their visit to Ballymoe.

13/07/2025

Happy Birthday Fr. Flanagan!

On 13th July, 1886, Edward Flanagan was born in Leabeg, near Ballymoe, in Co Roscommon.
From humble beginnings in Leabeg, he went on to live a life of holiness. He became a priest, and founded Boys Town in Nebraska, USA.

To learn more about Fr Edward Flanagan, come see the Fr. Flanagan Visitor Centre in Ballymoe.