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St Thomas the Apostle, Laurel Lodge

Castleknock

This church is still ahead. Its chapter will be written when its visit comes.

§What is known
Built
Not found in the sources consulted.
Dedication
St Thomas the Apostle

Mass times

Sunday
9:30 AM · 11:30 AM
Saturday
6:30 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)
§Where
Address
Castleknock, Dublin 15 · D15 CA4V

No photographs yet — the essay appears only after the visit.

§Notes

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

A Harry Clarke Studios window relocated from a closed convent

Wikipedia's article on Laurel Lodge states that the church's Harry Clarke Studios window, depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary, was donated by the Dominican Order after their convent at Dun Laoghaire closed in 1991, and that both this church and St Brigid's Church, Blanchardstown, contain windows from the same studio.

Timeline

  • 1982
    Parish constituted The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Laurel Lodge, was constituted in 1982.
  • 1991
    Harry Clarke Studios window donated A stained glass window from the Harry Clarke Studios, depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary, was donated to the church by the Dominican Order after their convent at Dun Laoghaire closed in 1991.

People

  • Harry Clarke Studios Stained glass studio — The church holds a window from the Harry Clarke Studios depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary, originally made for the Dominican convent at Dun Laoghaire and donated to St Thomas the Apostle after that convent closed in 1991.