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St. Patrick’s Church Aghagallon

St. Patrick’s Church, Aghagallon. Interior of St. Patrick’s Church, Aghagallon.
St. Patrick’s Church, Aghagallon. Interior of St. Patrick’s Church, Aghagallon.
The Very Rev. Laurence McElhill Parish Priest
The Very Rev. Laurence McElhill
Parish Priest

Aghalee Road, Aghagallon.

Parish Priest: The Very Rev. Laurence McElhill

Telephone: 9265 1214

Sunday Mass: Vigil 7.00pm, 9.00am & 11.00am.

Website : www.downandconnor.org

HISTORY

St. Patrick’s Church, Aghagallon was opened during wartime in 1942, replacing churches dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The church built in 1784 fell victim to the ‘wreckers’ of 1798 who, in the bitter political atmosphere of the time, vented their anger on some Catholic Churches. A new church replaced it in 1834 and served the parish until 1942, when the present church was opened.

The present Parish Priest, the Very Rev. Laurence McElhill, was installed here in August 1998.