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About St Dympna’s Church, Tydavnet
St Dympna’s Church, Tydavnet dates from 1784 and is built in the Romanesque Revival style. It has a cruciform plan with a five-bay nave under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a four-stage tower, stained-glass windows, a bellcote and an internal gallery.
Architectural details from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, © Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summarised by Christianity.ie.
History
Tydavnet appears as a parish of the Diocese of Clogher, in the Deanery of Clones, in the list of parishes as they stood by the early fourteenth century.
The church is dedicated to St Davnet, also known as St Dympna, secondary patron of the diocese. The diocese records that she lived at Sliabh Beagh in this parish during the sixth century, that she is patron of those suffering from mental illness, and that she is associated with several other places including Lavey in Co. Cavan and Gheel in Belgium. A holy well dedicated to her stands at Caldavnet in the parish. Her feast day is 15 May.
Clergy
- Parish Priest Very Rev Stephen Joyce
- Priest Emeritus Very Rev Brian Early
