The first church in this area appears as a ruin on the 1690 map of Loughtee. It was replaced by a mud wall church at Termon Cross in 1785 and this in turn was replaced by a thatched building in 1810, which survived the famine era. In 1870 the barn-type church was built along the […]
The Church at Upper Killinkere takes its name from St. Ultan, a well-known patron of children, whose Abbey was established at Ardbraccan between Kells and Navan in the 6th Century. He is reputed to have travelled to Killinkere and founded the first Christian Church in the area. For many centuries the site of St. Ultan’s […]
St. Joseph’s Church was opened and dedicated in September 1966. It replaced an old church erected in 1834. It seats 750 people. It is a rectangular church and the sanctuary is not divided from the nave. A feature of the church is the arrangement of natural light. Four great sources of light are arranged, one […]
St. Mary’s Church, Castlerahan was built in 1834 at a cost of £2,000 by Fr. John O’Reilly, Castlerahan, who died in 1842, and whose tombstone (and tomb) is in the church. It is a large structure, built of stone and has seating for about 500 people. It was renovated in 1975 by Fr. Tommy Murray […]
About the year 1780 a post-penal Church was built in the townland of Knocktemple. The present church was built in 1847 on the same site. It was dedicated on 10th October 1858. It is a rectangular church built to seat 350 people. It was renovated and re-roofed in 1959 and re-dedicated. Since that date there […]
The honour of building the church at the present location is attributed to Fr. John O’Reilly PP, who commenced the construction in 1858. In 1850 Charles Reilly gave 1.5 acres as the site and William Hague, Cavan was engaged as architect. The local people carted all materials, with the lovely limestone – now ‘lost’ under […]
By the year 1800, the Protestant Rector, who then lived where St. Joseph’s Nursing Home now stands, donated the site of this church in the townland of Copponagh. This church was built in 1831 when Fr. John Reilly was parish priest. It was rebuilt in part in 1926at a cost of £5,850. The lovely woodwork […]
A public meeting on 25th April 1978 decided to build a brand new church, on the Bailieboro Road site. The Foundations Stone for this new church was duly blessed at Knock Shrine by the visiting Pope John Paul II, in September 1979. Plans, reviews, fundraising and the arrival of Fr. Gene Dowd as PP in […]
This church was built in 1876 when John O’Reilly was parish priest. The contractor was Thomas Magennis from Tullyvin and the cost was £2,158. It was dedicated on 29th June of that year. In 1963 a new sacristy was added and further renovations were carried out in 1979.Go Back
Mullagh is the birthplace of St Kilian and the Church is named after the local saint. The present church was built in 1858 when John Conaty was parish priest. The contractor was Thomas Magennis from Tullyvin. It was renovated in 1976.Go Back
