St Columba's Church, Glenswilly
| St Columba's Church | |
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| 54°56′33″N 7°52′02″W / 54.9426°N 7.8673°W | |
| Location | Glenswilly, County Donegal |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Columba |
| Architecture | |
| Years built | 1840-1841[1][2] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Raphoe |
| Parish | Glenswilly & Templedouglas |
St Columba's Church, Glenswilly is a Catholic church which serves the parish of Glenswilly and Templedouglas in County Donegal, Ireland.[1] The parish is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe.[1]
The church was built in the early 1840s and renovated in 1994.[2] It is included in the Record of Protected Structures published by Donegal County Council.[2]
The funeral mass of the rally driver and local politician, Manus Kelly, was held in the church in June 2019.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "St Columba's, Glenswilly". raphoediocese.ie. Diocese of Raphoe. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). donegalcoco.ie. Donegal County Council. December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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- ^ McCurry, Cate (27 June 2019). "Hundreds travel across Ireland for funeral of rally driver Manus Kelly in Glenswilly, Co Donegal: Mourners heard the dad-of-five's death was a 'dreadful shock'".
- ^ McLaughlin, Rachel (27 June 2019). "Rally car leads cortege at Manus 'Mandy' Kelly's funeral: Donegal driver remembered for his warm and cheerful personality". The Irish Times.
- ^ Ní Aodha, Gráinne (25 June 2019). "Funeral of 'Donegal rally hero' Manus Kelly to be held on Thursday: Manus' remains will be reposing at his home from 11am today; his funeral Mass will be held in Glenswilly". TheJournal.ie.