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St. Patrick’s Church is said to have been established by St. Patrick, after a local chieftain offered him a site for a church on the north bank of the River Bann in the 5th century. [2] Patrick is said to have chosen a spot covered in ferns, giving rise to the name Cuil Raithin (or 'ferny retreat') which became the name of the town of ...
Saint Patrick's Academy (Irish: Acadamh Naomh Pádraig) is a voluntary grammar school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It formed on 1 September 2003 when the two single-sex Saint Patrick's Academies, which coexisted on the same site as two distinct and separate institutions, were merged as one.
St. Patrick’s Church is said to have been established by St. Patrick, after a local chieftain offered him a site for a church on the north bank of the River Bann in the 5th century. [3] Patrick is said to have chosen a spot covered in ferns, giving rise to the name Cuil Raithin (or 'ferny retreat') which became the name of the town of ...
On 3 February 1867, Michael Kieran was consecrated as Archbishop of Armagh in St. Patrick's Church and chose during his tenure from 1867 to 1869 St. Patrick's in Dundalk as his mensal parish. The completion of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh was left to his successor, Daniel McGettigan. [2] [3]
Dungannon (from Irish Dún Geanainn, meaning 'Geanann's fort', pronounced [d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɟan̪ˠən̪ˠ]) [1] is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh ) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census . [ 2 ]
Place Donaghmore, County Tyrone village, townland, civil parish Coordinates: 54°32′N 6°49′W / 54.533°N 6.817°W / 54.533; -6.817 Donaghmore Main Street Donaghmore main street (c. 2003) Donaghmore) is a village, townland and civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, about five kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Dungannon. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,122 ...
Rock St. Patrick's GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club has won the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship on three occasions (2007, 2014 and 2016). Education
The diocese traces its history to St Patrick in the 5th century, who founded the see. Church property that existed when the Church of Ireland broke with the Roman Catholic Church, buildings included, was retained by the reformed Church of Ireland, then on the disestablishment of the Church in 1871, confiscated by the state. Schools, churches ...