It's part of the wider Heritage Week celebration taking place across County Longford and the Shannonside region.

Today is family day during the nine-day novena, which is attracting around 150,000 people.

Fr Pat Brennan has been working in the Amazon region of Brazil for the past 47 years.

He's fundraising for the charity 'North West Stop,' which provides counselling to people affected by mental health or emotional challenges.

It follows Mairead McGuinness’s withdrawal from the race on health grounds.

21-year-old David O'Callaghan vanished from the car park of St. Joseph's Church in Boyle last Saturday and his body was recovered nearby almost four days later, after a massive search.

It's part of a wider fundraising effort by the family of local man Brendan Lynch who was diagnosed with the illness last year.