Mass Times
Regular weekly timetable
Mon
- 19:30
Tue
- 19:30
Wed
- 19:30
Thu
- 19:30
Fri
- 19:30
Sat
- 18:00 Vigil
Sun
- –
Watch live: St Patrick's Church, The Island has a church webcam →
Times can change on holy days of obligation and over Christmas and Easter; check with the parish before travelling.
About St Patrick's Church, The Island
St Patrick's Church, The Island was built around 1840. The church has pebbledashed walls under a pitched tiled roof. Notable features include an internal gallery and window tracery.
The building
St Patrick's Church is a detached gable-fronted Roman Catholic church in the townland of Kilpatrick, built c.1840, comprising a three-bay nave and rear extension under a pitched tiled roof with sprocketed eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, a rendered chimneystack, and a carved limestone cross finial. Pebbledashed walls rise from a smooth rendered plinth, featuring pointed-arched openings with timber Y-tracery windows, tooled stone sills, and hoodmouldings, alongside a pointed-arched door with a dressed stone surround and timber spoked fanlight. The interior contains timber pews, a balcony, and marble altar furniture.
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
Prayer and devotions
- AdorationSaturday after the 18:00 Vigil Mass
Sources: Rahan, Mucklagh and The Island Parish - Serving Our Community
Clergy
- Parish Priest Very Rev. Michael Whittaker
- Rev. Fr. Frank Guinan
Location & contact
Address
The Island, The Island, Offaly, R35 A021
Phone
353 57 935 5917Website
rahanparish.ie