This Church was dedicated by Bishop Patrick Finnegan of Kilmore on June 13th 1936. It replaced the old Church dedicated in 1841 during the time of Bishop James Brown as Bishop of Kilmore and Fr. Thady Maguire, a native of Manorhamilton Parish, curate in Doobally. The present Church is a magnificent stone building. Fr. Patrick […]
The building of the old church of St. Columcille at Newbridge in Co. Leitrim commenced in the year 1856 under the direction of Fr. Keany and was completed in 1863. It replaced a thatched structure located in the same townland of Derrvolanagher near to where the old forge still stands. Newbridge was part of the […]
The present church was dedicated in 1842 during the time of Bishop James Brown and Fr. Bryan Keany. Bishop Brown was a native of Wexford and Fr. Keany was a native of Manorhamilton. The new church replaced a low thatched church situated nearby. Over the years St. Hugh’s Church has been refurbished and renewed many […]
The large population in Gowlan always had to walk the long distance, up to eight miles for some, to come to worship in the Church in Killinagh. They walked down the nearest way they could find along pathways that became known as Mass passes. When they got a new central national school in Gowlan in […]
The present Church, dedicated to St. Patrick, was built in 1846. It was a thatched structure at that time, a barn church, and would have been used for communal threshing during the week. It was not big enough to accommodate the congregation so it was decided to put in a gallery in 1889. It had […]
The present St. Patrick’s church was built in 1856 when Hugh Magauran was parish priest. It was renovated in 1978 and rededicated on 6th August of that year. Loughlin House Prison Chapel was built by the White Fathers when they established it as a Seminary in the 1950’s.Go Back
A church was built in the townland of Corglass in 1835, when Fr. Tom Maguire was parish priest. The present church was built in 1906 and after extensive renovations it was rededicated on 9th December 1973.Go Back
Kilbride chapel was built by the year 1735 but was never roofed. The ‘Bog Chapel’ a substantial building in the townland of Carrowlaur was erected by 1770. The present church, a fine stone building, was built in 1869 and had a belfry added in 1886. It was re-roofed and renovated, at a cost of £5,000, […]
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 […]
