St Columba's Church
54°56′33″N 7°52′02″W / 54.9426°N 7.8673°W / 54.9426; -7.8673
LocationGlenswilly, County Donegal
CountryIreland
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusActive
DedicationColumba
Architecture
Years built1840-1841[1][2]
Administration
DioceseRaphoe
ParishGlenswilly & Templedouglas

St Columba's Church, Glenswilly is a Catholic church which serves the parish of Glenswilly and Templedouglas in County Donegal, Ireland.[1] The parish is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe.[1]

The church was built in the early 1840s and renovated in 1994.[2] It is included in the Record of Protected Structures published by Donegal County Council.[2]

The funeral mass of the rally driver and local politician, Manus Kelly, was held in the church in June 2019.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "St Columba's, Glenswilly". raphoediocese.ie. Diocese of Raphoe. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). donegalcoco.ie. Donegal County Council. December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2022. 40905207 [..] St Columba's Church [..] Detached seven-bay Catholic church built 1841 [..] renovated 1994 [..] Kilphea[k], Newmills Letterkenny M.D.
  3. McCurry, Cate (27 June 2019). "Hundreds travel across Ireland for funeral of rally driver Manus Kelly in Glenswilly, Co Donegal: Mourners heard the dad-of-five's death was a 'dreadful shock'".
  4. McLaughlin, Rachel (27 June 2019). "Rally car leads cortege at Manus 'Mandy' Kelly's funeral: Donegal driver remembered for his warm and cheerful personality". The Irish Times.
  5. Ní Aodha, Gráinne (25 June 2019). "Funeral of 'Donegal rally hero' Manus Kelly to be held on Thursday: Manus' remains will be reposing at his home from 11am today; his funeral Mass will be held in Glenswilly". TheJournal.ie.
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