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Fr Michael Geraghty (Nenagh) and Dean Very Rev'd Roderick Smyth (Church of Ireland Nenagh).
Acoustic Reign playing on Pearse Street
The Black Santa appeal originates from Belfast 43 years ago and refers to the the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev'd Sammy Crooks.
"It started back in my native city of Belfast about 45 years ago when the Dean of St Anne's decided to sit out for charity, and in order to keep warm he put on a black cloak, and the local newspaper nicknamed him the Black Santa and that's the origins of it," said Very Rev'd Roderick Smyth.
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