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Saint Peter's Church of Ireland stands on a site that has been a centre of Christian worship for over 800 years. [1] The church was established on the north side of the River Boyne also before 1186 and was given by Hugh de Lacy to the Augustinian canons of Llanthony Prima in Monmouthshire, Wales. [2]
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is located on West Street, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Designed by John O'Neill and William Henry Byrne and built in the French Gothic style of local limestone ashlar in 1884. This Roman Catholic church is known for its tall west gable, rose window and for containing the national shrine of St. Oliver Plunkett.
The first building was a small wattle and daub church on the northern bank of the River Lagan. The Diocese of Dromore was established through the reorganisation of the Irish Church in the late 12th century, possibly at the synod held in Dublin in 1192 [1] by the papal legate, Múirges Ua
Middle Row, Lurgan, in the late 19th century Birds-eye view of Lurgan in the early 20th century Edward Street, Lurgan, in the early 20th century. The name Lurgan is an anglicisation of the Irish name An Lorgain, literally meaning "the shin", but within the context of placenames refers to a "shin"-shaped hill or ridge (i.e., long, low and narrow).
In 1907, work on the spire apparently commenced after Cardinal Moran of Australia commented on the lack of Catholic church spires in the Dublin skyline. St Peter's Church is recognised as an important landmark in North Dublin. In 1984 Bernard Neary wrote: You could hardly be called a Dubliner if you hadn't heard of St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough.
The north aisle in which the furnishings from St James' have been relocates, has been renamed the St James' Chapel in tribute to the former church. It is normally used for non-choral evening services. A new suite of halls were built at St Peter's in 2007, including a Main Hall, a Minor Hall, a kitchen, toilets, and a purpose-built Parish Office.
However, following a breakdown in industrial relations, a falling out with the local clergy and the eventual permanent closure of the Irish Laragh Tweed factory in 1885, St. Peter's was eventually built in 1890 and consecrated as Church of Ireland on 13 August 1891. [2] St. Peter's was de-consecrated in 1962. [4]