Aughaval Group of Parishes

  If you didn't manage to make it to the recital on Sunday 2 March in St. Mary's Church, Westport by Dublin City Choral Union in aid of Holy Trinity, Westport , you can watch the whole concert here, including warm-up, introductions and post-concert expressions of thanks - courtesy of St Mary's livestream. https://fb.watch/y4tOQFI_Uq/ On behalf of Holy Trinity Westport, sincere thanks to each of the choir members, to esteemed Choir Master and Conductor Duncan Brickenden, to equally esteemed accompaniest and organist John Dexter, to Fr John Kenny and St Mary's for hosting the concert, and to everyone who helped in the background.  We can't wait until the next time! The total amount raised will be announced shortly. If you wish to donate electronically you can do so using the QR (Idonate) code below. Go raibh maith agat!  

Recently in Christ Church Castlebar we were delighted to host a thoroughly engaging lecture by Dr Michael O’Connor to mark the 200th anniversary of the decision of the Select Vestry to rebuild Christ Church, Castlebar. How glad we — the present congregation and vestry —  are that the parishioners and vestry of that time had the foresight and courage to agree that decision and to follow through on it!  At the end of the lecture there was a short Questions and Answers session which revealed a lively interest in this special church building and its history, and also in the statue which stands within the railings and which gazes steadily across the junction and traffic passing by the Mall and the church. This statue is regularly referred to by at least a few townspeople as ‘Poor George!’ - this on account of the poor state of repair of the statue in his likeness. And it seems that the reason for ‘his’ decline is not so much the likely cost of restoration but the scarcity of stonem...

  A few more images taken on Inishbiggle on Sat 15 Feb 2025, thanks mainly to Jim Waters, Westport, and an informative article (2013), below, by Patrick Comerford, on the history of the Church of Ireland on the island.  You can read the full unedited article, with images, here:  http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2013/05/a-history-of-church-of-ireland-on.html .  Shared with thanks to the author.     The freshly decorated interior and beautifully restored pews A history of the Church of Ireland on Inishbiggle  You can read this informative article  by Patrick Comerford,  in full, unedited, with images, here:  http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2013/05/a-history-of-church-of-ireland-on.html From a lecture by  Patrick Comerford  in Holy Trinity Church. Inishbiggle Island, given on Sunday 6 May 2013, as part of a guided walk on Inishbiggle Island led by Sheila McHugh during the ninth Annual Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend 2013. It wa...