The Church was built in 1926 and replaced the old church which had been erected in 1798 within sight of the penal mass rock at Drumyouth. In the early eighteen twenties, Coronea church became a noted place of pilgrimage when Rev. Patrick McCabe got the Lough Derg privileges for it to accommodate people who were […]
The foundation stone was laid on 2nd October 1927, and the official opening took place on 8th September 1929. The architect was W.H. Byrne & Sons, Dublin and the building contractor was Charles Doyle & Sons, Mullingar. The church is a Romanesque building constructed of local stone with chiselled granite dressings of the twin towers, […]
The first church of St Brigid was built in 1790 in Drumcrow. It was burned during sectarian violence in 1807. Its ruined walls still stand adjacent to the present church, which was built by Rev. John O’Reilly and was designed by the architect William Hague. It was opened in 1863. The spire was never completed. […]
In 1843 a barn church was built at Kildallan. In 1860 a new nave, gallery, vestry and high altar were added. The present St. Dallan’s Church was dedicated by Bishop Francis MacKiernan on 4th May 1975. It is a Systems Built Church by Bannagher Tiles, Bannagher. The consultant architects were PN Shaffrey & Associates, Dublin. […]
The church of Our Lady of Lourdes was built in 1968 replacing the old stone church of St. Brigid, which as built in 1843 by Rev. P. Donegan, PP. The new church, capacity 700, was designed by Messers Philip Shaffrey & Co., Dublin: the contractor was Mr P. J. McLoughlin, Longford and the parish priest […]
In 1837 it was reported that there were Mass houses at Leginn and Drumderg in the Teemore area. The present church was built in 1893 when Patrick Finnegan (later to be Bishop of Kilmore) was curate. It was dedicated on 28th May of that year. Extensive renovation was carried out in 1993 when Fr. John […]
The first church in Derrylin was built in 1797. The inscription on the date stone reads “Haec est Domus Dei et porta coeli, fundamentum me fecit Michaelis Wynne 1797”. By 1838 the old church could not house the growing population. A new church, at a cost of £600, was started in 1838 and finished in […]
This church was built in the year 1876. The architect was William Hague Jr. It was dedicated on 19th February of that year. It was rededicated, after extensive renovations on 30th May 1976.Go Back
The original church was a thatched chapel on Rogan’s land in the townland of Laughty. Tradition holds that it was burned to the ground by the Redcoats returning to Enniskillen after the battle of Ballinamuck. The present church was built in 1857 when John Rogan was parish priest. Extensive renovations were carried out in 1956 […]
