Mountmellick (parish) explained

Mountmellick
Settlement Type:Roman Catholic parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.1163°N -7.3241°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Laois
Leader Title1:Dáil Éireann
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
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Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Mountmellick, is a parish in County Laois within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.[1]

, parish priest is Mícheál Murphy.[2]

Churches

The parish is served by two churches: St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick and St. Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo.[3]

The main church is the St. Joseph's Church in Mountmellick. Building of this church started in 1864, to be completed in 1878. In 1912 the bell-tower was added. The church was originally a rectangle until an extension in 1965 changed it in a cruciform shape.[4]

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.[5]

Notable people

GAA

There are 3 GAA clubs in Mountmellick Parish.

Mountmellick - Dual Hurling and Football

The Rock - Football only

Kilcavan - Football

As Mountmellick is the only hurling club in the Parish players from Kilcavan and The Rock who wish to play hurling play with Mountmellick.

References

  1. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0717 Mountmellick -- Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin | County of Laois
  2. https://www.kandle.ie/priest/v-rev-micheal-murphy/ Kildare and Leighlin Diocese
  3. https://www.mountmellickparish.ie/our-parish/ Mountmellick Parish
  4. https://www.thememorytrail.com/place/2534 The Memory Trail
  5. https://www.laois.ie/wp-content/uploads/LBGS_LR_Vol2-min.pdf Laois Burial Grounds Survey 2011, page 283