Saint Michael's Catholic Church (Limerick)
| Saint Michael's Catholic Church | ||
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Michael | ||
Eaglaís Naomh Micheál Style Italianate, Romanesque Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1779 | |
| Completed | 1781 | |
| Construction cost | £7,400 (1881 rebuilding)[2] | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | Cashel and Emly | |
| Diocese | Limerick | |
| Deanery | Pastoral Unit 1 | |
| Parish | Saint Michael's | |
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Saints Michael's Catholic Church is an 18th-century Catholic church located on Chapel Lane in Limerick, Ireland.
It should not be confused with St Michael's Church, a Church of Ireland building on Pery Square.[3]
History
The
Michael the Archangel, which stood on an island between Englishtown and Irishtown, in an area outside the city gates
.
Saint Michael's is first referred to in the 1205 "Black Book of Limerick". It was originally a
Archdeaconry of Limerick.[4]
Saint Michael's is one of the five original parishes of Limerick City. It was a joint parish of Saint John's until 1704 when Father Murtagh O'Hehir became the first Catholic
The church was built in 1779–81 and remodelled in 1805. It was a rebuilding of a
organ in 1816.[8] The church was rebuilt in 1881 to a design by Martin Morris in an Italianate style with Romanesque Revival features.[9]
Daniel O'Connell addressed political meetings in St Michael's.[7] St Michael's also saw the 1916 funeral of the controversial Mayor of Limerick John Daly, and that of Seán South in 1957.[10][11]
The church has a weekly
Polish immigrant community.[12]
Architecture
The church is a limestone building on a T-shaped plan with a slate roof.
There are two stone
is on top of the building.Gallery
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Statue of St Michael -
pews -
![Carved memorial to Very Rev. Patrick Hogan (1769–1829)[8]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Memorial_in_St_mIchaels_church_Limerick.jpg/90px-Memorial_in_St_mIchaels_church_Limerick.jpg)
Carved memorial to Very Rev. Patrick Hogan (1769–1829)[8] -
Memorial to Patrick Arthur (1717–1799), for whom Patrick Street is named. -
Niche with image of Black Madonna of Częstochowa and legend Totus tuus -
Gilt statue of St Michael atop the church -
View of facade from Chapel St
![Carved memorial to Very Rev. Patrick Hogan (1769–1829)[8]](/File:Memorial_in_St_mIchaels_church_Limerick.jpg)
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References
- ^ "Aifreann Cuímhneacháin (Commemorative Mass)". 16 January 2018.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (14 May 2010). "FIRST COMMUNION IN ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH DENMARK STREET 1978". Limerick's Life.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (23 September 2004). "St. Michael's Church - Church of Ireland • Churches".
- ^ Comerford, Patrick. "Saint Michael's Church: part of the story of mediaeval Limerick".
- ^ a b "Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Denmark Street, Robert Street, Limerick, LIMERICK". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project - St Michael's Parish". www.limerickdioceseheritage.org.
- ^ a b Slater, Sharon (23 December 2004). "ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH – ROMAN CATHOLIC". Limerick's Life.
- ^ a b Lenihan, M. (1866:679–680). Limerick: Its History and Antiquities.... Ireland: Hodges, Smith.
- ^ "Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project -St Michael's Parish". www.limerickdioceseheritage.org.
- ^ Moloney, T. (2010:91). Limerick Constitutional Nationalism, 1898-1918: Change and Continuity. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publisher.
- ^ Kelly, S. (2013). Fianna Fail, Partition and Northern Ireland,1926-1971. Ireland: Original Writing.
- ^ "St Michael's". www.limerickdiocese.org.