Photograph of St Brigid’s Church, Croghan
Photo: Dylan Moore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

St Brigid’s Church, Croghan

Croghan, Offaly

Catholic

Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin

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

  • 18:45 Vigil

Sun

  • 09:00
  • Holy Days 19:30 Vigil

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

About St Brigid’s Church, Croghan

St Brigid’s Church, Croghan was built in 1827. It has a cruciform plan and pebbledashed walls. Notable features include a bell tower, stained-glass windows, an internal gallery and window tracery.

The building

St Brigid’s Church is a detached cruciform Roman Catholic church built in 1827 and remodelled in 1960. It features pebbledashed walls with rendered quoins, a pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, and a carved limestone cross finial to the east gable. The interior contains stucco ceiling decoration, a carved timber reredos, and an altar with a timber balcony. The grounds include a stone grotto, a cast-iron bell tower, and a front boundary wall with sandstone ashlar facing.

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.

Clergy

  • Curate Andrei Blaj
  • Parish Priest Gregory Corcoran
  • Curate Seán Hyland

Location & contact

Address

Aghamore, Croghan, Grovesend, Croghan, Offaly, R35 E026