Mountmellick (parish)
Mountmellick | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
  Mountmellick Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′59″N 7°19′27″W / 53.116284°N 7.324104°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Mountmellick, is a parish in County Laois within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.[1]
As of 2023[update], parish priest is Mícheál Murphy.[2]
Churches
[edit]The parish is served by two churches: St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick and St. Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo.[3]
The main church is the St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick. Building of this church started in 1864, to be completed in 1878. In 1912 the bell-tower was added. The church was originally a rectangle until an extension in 1965 changed it in a cruciform shape.[4]
The second church in the parish is the St. Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo. This church was built in 1970 and replaced an older chapel a short distance away.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Patrick Lennon, parish priest and later bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
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St. Joseph's Church, Mountmellick -
St. Mary's Church, Clonaghadoo
GAA
[edit]There are 3 GAA clubs in Mountmellick Parish.
Mountmellick - Dual Hurling and Football
The Rock - Football only
Kilcavan - Football
As Mountmellick is the only hurling club in the Parish players from Kilcavan and The Rock who wish to play hurling play with Mountmellick.
References
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