All the community of Clogheen came together on August 10 for the 50th birthday celebration for Fr James Ayuba on Sunday. Friends and family joined Fr James, from as far as Donegal, attended a special Mass followed by tea, coffee, some wine and treats in the St Paul Centre afterwards for his the 50th birthday bash. READ NEXT: HOUSE OF TERROR: Armed men entered Tipperary home and threatened to kill pregnant woman Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and Fr James concelebrated the Mass. The event was tinged with sadness as Fr James Ayuba is being transfered to Abbeyside Parish in Dungarvan. Fr James has spent 19 months in south Tipp and has made many friends in the area. READ NEXT: 'That's not a child's poo,' social media uproar in Tipperary over incident at playground He will be replaced in the Clogheen/Burncourt and Ballyporeen parishes by Fr Luke de Masie, he is a native of the United States of America and will take up duty from the 1st of September and will reside in Clogheen Parochial House. READ NEXT: WATCH: Tipperary man scores 'goal of the year contender' in League of Ireland match Fr Luke is a priest of the Servants Home of the Mother Order and may be joined by another priest, we wish Fr James God's blessing in his new parish.
PICTURES: Priest's birthday party tinged with sadness as Tipperary village bids farewell
