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A Brief History
1300 years of Christian Worship The present church is on ancient Celtic site dedicated to St
Brendan (the Navigator) on the banks of the Santry River at The present church building was consecrated on 21st September
1760 by the Lord Archbishop of In 1820, the rector was Rev Henry Moore of the family of the
Earls of Drogheda., and from no later than 1837 to the 1860's, the office was
held by Rev. William Maconchy, who is recorded as
marrying Anna King, from Donaghmede House, in the
parish church in 1823. At that time it served a small rural community interspersed with
some 'big houses'. Now 250 years later, the area has seen dramatic changes
and particularly over the last 50 years, with massive urban development. Many
of the former 'big houses' have become suburban areas in their own right,
e.g. Darndale, Beaumont, Bonnybrook
and Kilmore. Coolock was eventually placed in The next rector of the United Parishes was Rev Wilbert Kelly,
appointed in 1970, and he was succeeded in 1975 by Canon Cecil Wilson, then Rev
James Carroll, followed by the Rev Norman McCausland.
The current Rector is the Rev Kevin Ronne.. Some famous Irish people from or associated
with the area include the following: |
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