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St. Anne's, Bohernabreena

Bohernabreena

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§What is known
Built
1870
Dedication
St. Anne's

Mass times

Sunday
8:30 AM · 11:30 AM
Thursday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Holy Days
11:30 AM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
Address
Bohernabreena, Dublin 24
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§Notes

Fragments gathered while researching this church: stories, curiosities, people and dates.

Church blessed by a South African bishop

St Anne's was opened and blessed in 1870 by a bishop from Grahamstown, South Africa, an unusual visiting-clergy detail for a rural Dublin parish church of that time, as recorded by the Archdiocese of Dublin's own parish page.

Timeline

  • 1868
    Foundation stone laid The foundation stone of St Anne's Church was laid in 1868.
  • 1870
    Church opened and blessed St Anne's Church was opened and blessed on 14 August 1870 by Bishop Moran of Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • 1975
    Firhouse separated as its own parish The parish of Firhouse, previously combined with Bohernabreena, was constituted separately in October 1975.

People

  • Bishop Moran Bishop of Grahamstown, South Africa, who opened and blessed the church — The Archdiocese of Dublin's parish record identifies him only as Bishop Moran of Grahamstown, South Africa; his full name and further biographical detail were not found in the sources consulted.