St Columba's Church, Burtonport Explained

St Columba's, Burtonport
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish
Status:Active
Groundbreaking:15 October 1898
Completed Date:1899
Parish:Kincasslagh & Burtonport
Diocese:Raphoe
Priest:Priests of St. Columba’s Church

1900 Fr. Patrick Brennan

1905 Fr. E. J. O’Doherty

Fr. P. D. McCaul

1908 Fr. Patrick McCafferty

Fr. John McGroarty

1923 Fr. BJA Sweeney

1928 Fr. P O’Boyle

1929 Fr. John McAteer

1939 Fr. B. Duggan

1940 Fr. James O’Byrne

1944 Fr. Manus Harkin

1945 Fr. John McIntyre

Fr. JR Griffith

1954 Fr. William Lynagh

1964 Fr. Charles McFadden 1974. Fr. Hugh Sweeney 1974 Fr. Daniel McDyer 1985 Fr. Daniel O’Doherty 2002 Fr. Matt McInerney 2000 Fr. Jimmy Shiels 2004 Fr. Pat Ward

St Columba's Church, Burtonport is a Catholic church which serves the coastal village of Burtonport in County Donegal, Ireland.

The church was built in 1898–1899. It was the second church built in the parish after St Mary's in Belcruit, 1856. St. Mary's had a permanent curate until 2004 and both mainland churches are now served by one parish priest.

The third church of the parish, St. Crone's, is on Arranmore Island. Fr. John Boyce is the curate.

Fr. Dan McDyer added the sacristy during his tenure.

Fr. Dan O’Doherty added the bell tower in 1999 to mark the new millennium.

The old parochial house sat where St. Columba's Community Centre is now situated and housed a Parish priest and a curate. The new parochial house was built in 1985 by Fr. Dan McDyer.[1] The parish belongs to the Diocese of Raphoe.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kincasslagh and Burtonport Parish. 4 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Raphoe. 4 June 2017.