Watercolour and ink illustration of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenfin
Illustration of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenfin

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenfin

Glenfin, Donegal

Catholic

Diocese of Raphoe

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

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Tue

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Wed

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Thu

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Fri

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Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 11:00

Times can change on holy days of obligation and over Christmas and Easter; check with the parish before travelling.

About Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenfin

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenfin was built between 1925 and 1928. It has a cruciform plan with a four-bay nave under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include an internal gallery, a marble altar and an open timber roof. It was designed by John Valentine Brennan.

History

Thomas McDonald and Sons of Dundalk were the main contractors. The foundation stone was blessed and laid on 27 September 1925 by William Mac Nelly, and the church replaced an earlier T-plan chapel recorded as extant in 1836.

Architectural details in this description and profile from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, © Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summarised by Christianity.ie.

Plan your visit

Confession

  • After Daily Mass
  • After Saturday Evening Mass

Sources: Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Glenfin | Glenfin | Diocese of Raphoe | Letterkenny | Co. Donegal

Clergy

  • Parish Priest Very Rev Lorcan Sharkey

Location & contact

Address

R252, Glenfin, Donegal

Phone

074 9133007