The Church of Ireland on the Web
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'There in pinnacled protection
One extinguished family waits
A Church of Ireland resurrection
By the broken, rusty gates
Sheepswool, straw and droppings cover
Graves of spinster, rake and lover
Whose fantastic mausoleum
Sings it's own seablown Te Deum
In and out the slipping slates'
from Sir John Betjeman, Ireland With Emily |
Contrary to what John Betjeman's poetry may have you believe, there is
life in the dear old C of I. A look at the following parishes' websites
ought to be able to convince you of that! Also included are central church
organisations and non parochial ministries.
The Church of Ireland is part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.
It is a reformed and Catholic church - a church of word and sacrament.
There are about 300,000 Anglicans in Northern Ireland (~18% of the population)
and 90,000 in the Republic (~2% of the population). A
brief overview of Church of Ireland belief and practice, is kept on
the official CofI site.
If you know of any other Church of Ireland Parishes or organisations
with websites, please e-mail me, Gerry
Lynch, at u9556982@queens-belfast.ac.uk.
Last update 24 March 2000.
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Diocese of Armagh
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The
Church of St. Luran, Derrlyoran Parish, Cookstown. The parish
of Derryloran covers the sizeable market town of Cookstown, population
12,000, in the east of County Tyrone, near Lough Neagh. This is another
one of the better sites in the C of I.
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Creggan Union.
This parish straddles the Irish border, with two parishes in County Louth
and one in County Armagh. The parish contains the famous village of Crossmaglen,
and Ballymascanlon, the site of historic meeting between Roman Catholic,
Anglican and Protestant Church leaders in 1973 - an ecumenical milestone.
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Mullavilly Parish.
Mullavilly is located just outside Richhill, in the heart of the County
Armagh orchard country, between Portadown and Armagh City. The Parish has
extensive plans for development and mission, and their website has been
regularly updated for some time now. NB - this is an updated URL.
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Diocese of
Cashel and Ossory
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Christ
Church Cathedral, Waterford. Waterford Cathedral functions as the Parish
Church for Waterford City, a thriving town in south east Ireland, 100km
south east of Dublin.
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St Canice's Cathedral,
Kilkenny. This page gives some notes on St Canice's Cathedral, in the
beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny, in the fertile Nore Valley. If you
ever get to Kilkenny, I recommend climbing the cathedral tower. You will
feel ill doing so (it's a frightening experience), but worth it for the
view from the top! Note - this is an updated URL.
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Diocese of Clogher
Diocese of Connor
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Agherton Parish Church
(St. John the Baptist), Portstewart. Portstewart is a seaside town
on the Atlantic Coast, about 100km north of Belfast and 50km east of Derry
City. It is in the little slice of Co. Derry which is in the Diocese of
Connor. As well as the holiday industry, it is well populated by pensioners
who retire there from Belfast and Derry, and also has a large student population
from the nearby University of Ulster Coleraine Campus.
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St. Andrew,
Glencairn, Belfast. This parish is a local ecumenical project with
the Methodist Church in Ireland. It is located in the Glencairn Estate
in West Belfast, one of Northern Ireland's most socially deprived areas.
It is about 4km West of Belfast City Centre.
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St. Patrick's, Jordanstown.
This Parish is located about 9km north of Belfast City Centre in the prosperous
suburb of Jordanstown. The Parish contains the University of Ulster campus
at Jordanstown. This is a new comprehensive website for the Parish.
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St. Thomas', Belfast. This
Parish Church is around 2km south of the City Centre, near Queen's University.
The Parish contains many students, academics as well as much of Belfast's
bed and breakfast accommodation. The web-pages are among the best in the
Church of Ireland, although they can be a little slow to load.
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The United Parishes of
Donegore and Templepatrick. Templepatrick is a rapidly growing commuter
village, around 18km north-west of Belfast, in the rich farming country
of the Sixmilewater valley. Donegore is a historic church building, busy
raising money for restoration, visible from the main Belfast to Derry motorway.
This is an all-new and information packed website.
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The Good Shepherd, Monkstown.
This is a lively parish of the evangelical tradition in a working-class
area, about 9km north of Belfast City Centre. Note - this is a
new URL.
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St. Colman's, Kilroot, Carrickfergus.
St. Colman's is a parish with a central Anglican tradition in the east
end of the town of Carrickfergus - with its famous Castle, and poem by
Louis MacNiece - a rapidly growning commuter area 14km north of Belfast.
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Diocese of
Cork
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St.
Mary's Church, Youghal. Youghal is a market town in the east
of County Cork, near the border with Waterford. The site contains
many photos of the current church restoration.
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Carrigrohane
Union of Parishes. This parochial union covers a number of dormitory
towns to the north and west of Cork City. At the minute much of the
site is fairly sparse although it has been filling out.
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Mallow
Union of Parishes. Mallow is a large industrial centre in North
Cork, and the parochial union serves a large rural hinterland. The
site contains a full listing of parish registers as well as pictures of
the three churches and brief histories of the towns they are located in.
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St. Finbarre's Cathedral,
Cork St Finbarre's is located in the centre of Cork City, and serves
as the Parish Church for a large part of the City. St Finbarre's has a
fine choral tradition and a beautiful building to boot.
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Fermoy Union. This is
a thriving rural parish serving the farming communities of the Blackwater
Valley in North Cork. NB - this is a new URL.
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St. Anne's, Shandon,
Cork City. This page contains brief notes on the Parish Church of St
Ann, famous for it's bells (and the poem written about them) as part of
an architectural tour of Cork.
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Diocese of
Derry and Raphoe
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Diocese of
Down and Dromore
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The
Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer, Dromore. This is effectively
the Parish Church for the town of Dromore, a town of about 6,000 souls
in the drumlin country of West Down, about 25km from Belfast. The
Parish has a distinctly Evangelical flavour and serves a long standing
market town which is expanding rapidly as the Belfast commuter belt creeps
ever outward.
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St. Moloua's, Stormont, Belfast.
This Parish is located 6km east of the City Centre, in a socially mixed
area. Those who know a little about Northern Ireland politics will also
know that the Northern Ireland Assembly is in the vicinity! The extensive
site gives a good overview of parish life.
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St Mark's, Dundela, Belfast. This
Parish is famous because of it's connections with C S Lewis - he was baptised
here, and his grandfather was rector in the 19th Century. The parish church
is 4km east of the City Centre in a mainly middle-class area. Well worth
a read - this site is well written and well designed.
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Holywood
Parish Church, St Philip and St James'. This is the website St. Philip
and St. James' Church, in the well-heeled suburb of Holywood, 7km north-east
of Belfast City Centre. The Church has its roots in the 6th Century with
associations with St. Laiserain. It's a very pretty Church too. I attended
Evensong there once. Note - this is the official parish site which
replaces the one which I previously had linked from the local community
network.
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Diocese of
Dublin
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CORE.
CORE stands for City Outreach through Renewal and Evangelism. It
is a charismatic Anglican Church based in inner-city Dublin and well known
for its outreach work.
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Crinken
Parish Church. Cricken is located in the plush south Dublin suburbs,
about 18 km to the south-east of Dublin City Centre. Crinken is well
known as the bastion of Southern Irish Evangelicalism and the site contains
extensive details of parish activities.
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St.
Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. St. Patrick's is the 'national' cathedral
for the Church of Ireland - sort of an extra-diocesan thing. The
website is now fully completed.
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Christ Church Cathedral Dublin.
Christ Church is the Diocesan Cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, a beautiful
Viking building with a fine musical tradition. It also has a jolly good
set of web-pages. The Cathedral is right in the heart of Dublin, just overlooking
the River Liffey.
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St Ann's and St. Stephen's, Dublin.
St. Ann's and St. Stephen's are both historic churches located in Central
Dublin, near Grafton Street, Dublin's premier shopping area.
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The United
Parishes of Lucan and Leixlip. These parishes are located in Ireland's
'Computer Belt' in Dublin's Western Suburbs. Lucan is about 10km from Dublin
City Centre, Leixlip 15km away. This is one of the fastest growing parishes
in the Church of Ireland. (NB - this site was last updated in
March 1997!)
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The United Parishes
of Sandford and Milltown. These Parishes are located in the leafy south-east
suburbs of Dublin, about 10km from the City Centre. The Parishes have a
range of active parochial organisations.
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St Patrick's, Dalkey.
Brief historical notes on this ancient church is the super-wealthy suburb
of Dalkey, 13km South East of Dublin.
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Diocese
of Kilmore
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St Feidhlim's
Cathedral, Kilmore This is the seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin
and Ardagh. This page contains brief historical notes and several pictures
of this ancient cathedral.
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Calry Church, Sligo. A
pretty picture of this church! NB - this is an updated URL.
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Diocese
of Meath and Kildare
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Kells
Union of Parishes. This Parish is located in the west of County Meath.
Many of its Churches have a long and rich history, which are detailed in
this site. It is a mainly agricultural parish. NB - this site
now has a new URL.
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St. Paul's, Portarlington.
This Parish is located in a small market town County Laois in the Irish
midlands. The Parish has an interesting history with an unusual 'French
connection'!
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St. Brigid's
Cathedral, Kildare. This is one of the two seats of the local bishop.
It is also the Parish Church for the small county town of Kildare. This
page contains some (poor quality) photos and historical and architectural
notes on the cathedral. NB - this is an updated URL.
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Extra-Parochial
Ministries in the Church of Ireland
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The
Belfast Cathedrals Partnership. Belfast's two Cathedrals - Roman
Catholic St. Peter's and Church of Ireland St. Anne's - have joined together
to facilitate reconciliation and promote Christian witness in the city.
This site gives details of their activities.
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Queen's Univeristy of Belfast
Chaplaincy. This is the chaplaincy of the educational institution I
currently attend. I have little contact with it because, first of all,
I am a parishioner in a Parish a mile away in the City Centre, and, secondly,
because they describe their worship as 'lively and informal'. Still,
they have a lot going on, for people who are interested in that sort of
thing, and the site is very well designed. NB - this is an updated
URL.
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Summer Madness. How does one
describe Summer Madness? How about a hectic youth festival with contemporary
worship in a forest in County Armagh. It's not quite my cup of tea (even
though I'm in the target age group!), but lots of people seem to love it.
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The APCK Bookshop. This is the main
liturgical resource centre for the Church of Ireland. Browse through their
catalogue, and order a book or two as well if that takes your fancy.
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