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Dungiven (from Irish Dún Geimhin, meaning 'Gevin's fort') [1] is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town.
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 ...
Banagher Old Church is a monument in state care, and a scheduled monument, in Banagher near Dungiven in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. [1] Local tradition ascribes the foundation of the church to either Saint Patrick , or more commonly, St Muiredach O’Heney.
He was followed by William Matthews who oversaw construction of a new, larger church in 1809 on the site of the original building. [5] The brick, Gothic Revival church was completed in 1816. [6] This new St. Patrick's was consecrated by Archbishop John Carroll, and the Mass was concelebrated by coadjutor Bishop Leonard Neale, Matthews' maternal ...
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St. Patrick's Church, Belfast (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Padraig) is a Catholic church, built in the Romanesque Revival style with a four-stage tower and spire rising from the front west elevation. [1] It is located in Donegall Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first church opened on the site in 1815 while the current building opened in ...
Prior to 1925, St. Patrick's congregation worshiped in a Greek Revival building near the current church. In 1923 the congregation had Barry Byrne of Chicago design a new building. Byrne had worked for Frank Lloyd Wright and by this time specialized in designing church buildings and schools - this being his second church. [3]
St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 by 35 feet (6.7 m × 10.7 m). It has a gable roof and three windows on each side. [3] It is the oldest Catholic church still standing in Western Pennsylvania. [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]