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Mountmellick (parish)

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Catholic parish in County Laois, Ireland
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Roman Catholic parish in Leinster, Ireland
Mountmellick
Roman Catholic parish
Mountmellick is located in IrelandMountmellickMountmellickLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°06′59″N 7°19′27″W / 53.116284°N 7.324104°W / 53.116284; -7.324104
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Mountmellick, is a Catholic parish in Tinnahinch, County Laois within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin in Ireland.

As of 2023, the parish priest was Mícheál Murphy.

Churches

The parish is served by two churches: St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick and St. Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo.

The main church is St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick. Building of this church started in 1864, to be completed in 1878. In 1912, a bell-tower was added. The church was originally a rectangle until an extension in 1965 changed it in a cruciform shape.

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.

Notable people

  • St. Joseph's Church, Mountmellick St. Joseph's Church, Mountmellick
  • St. Mary's Church, Clonaghadoo St. Mary's Church, Clonaghadoo

References

  1. "Mountmellick -- Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | County of Laois" – via registers.nli.ie.
  2. "Priest Directory - Mícheál Murphy PP VF". kandle.ie. Kildare and Leighlin Diocese.
  3. "Mountmellick Parish". mountmellickparish.ie.
  4. "The Memory Trail - St. Joseph's Catholic Church". thememorytrail.com.
  5. "Laois Burial Grounds Survey 2011, page 283" (PDF). laois.ie. Laois County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.


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