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St Cronan's, Brackenstown

Swords

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§What is known
Dedication
St Cronan's

Mass times

Sunday
9:00 AM · 11:00 AM · 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass) · 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Tuesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Thursday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Holy Days
10:00 AM (Holy Day Mass) · 7:30 PM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
Address
Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
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§Notes

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

Dedication to St Cronan of Glassmore

The parish website states that the church's dedication recalls St Cronan, who according to the Martyrology of Donegal led a monastic community at a place called Glassmore near Swords and was killed there with his community in a Viking raid.

Timeline

  • 1974
    Parish constituted Brackenstown parish was constituted in 1974, separated from the parish of Swords, according to the Archdiocese of Dublin.