History Raheny parish (Roman Catholic)

1 history

1.1 history
1.2 dissolution of monasteries 1909
1.3 1879 1966
1.4 1966 present

history
early history

the celtic church based around monastic settlements, , local tradition area s patron saint, st. assam, possibly disciple of st. patrick, established church here.

around start of second millennium, part of area subject monastery, linked st. nessan, on ireland s eye, , around 1039, territories thought portrane, baldoyle , raheny in possession of danish king of dublin, sigtrygg silkbeard, granted farmland in area christ church cathedral, newly established under first bishop of dublin, donat (at time parish lay in diocese of glendalough, proto-diocese of dublin being confined walled city).

in 12th century, irish church moved towards parochial model, , following restructuring under figures such st. malachy, archbishop of armagh, , papal legate cardinal paparo in 1152, thirty-eight dioceses, each comprising number of parishes, approved. diocese of dublin, small island in middle of vast diocese of glendalough, raised status of archdiocese, forty parishes, 1 of raheny, in deanery of fingal. boundaries of ancient parish best reflected today in of civil parish, , of church of ireland parish of same name.

shortly after formation, anglo-norman invasion impacted whole dublin region, , raheny changed hands more once in following years, though not clear effect such changes had on church locally. in 1171, dane called gill mololmoa (gilcolm) landholder in area, , around time, part of raheny (rathenny) taken gilcolm , granted strongbow norman knight john decourcey, descendent of whose, of same name, lord of rathenny , kilbarrock @ beginning of 13th century. 1225, of raheny still belonged christ church, appears have been in hands of st. mary s abbey, acquired christ church s part in swap; these holdings confirmed in papal bull (pope clement iii) of 1189, , renewed grant king john, mentions church building. there further references in abbey records of 1296 , 1310, , church, along of grange (baldoyle) , coolock, mentioned in of 1472.

the clergyman mentioned period 1615 1 thomas, rector appointed crown, in office in 1226; in fact, of period, believed local rector or curate, offices known, appointed st. mary s abbey.

from dissolution of monasteries 1909

at dissolution of monasteries, while st. mary s survived in 1537, ended in 1539, , lands @ raheny passed crown, , on to, largely, lords of howth. ended right of presentation of abbey , prior.

during english reformation when henry viii of england broke papacy, anglican churches came being , sometime between point , years of reign of elizabeth (see elizabethan settlement), there emerged 2 parishes of raheny, 1 in roman catholic church, 1 in church of ireland. there no record of original church during time, , happened in many parishes, may have been allowed fall ruin.

the catholic church in ireland came under increasing pressure, , assumption of control of properties new church of ireland, found without many places of worship, , priests under suspicion. 1 consequence of became impossible continue operate historical parishes, , @ synod of leinster @ kilkenny in 1614, many grouped. @ time union parish of coolock formed, combining existing parishes, of differing size , population, of raheny, glasnevin, clonturk (also known drumcondra), santry, clontarf, killester, artaine (or tartaine) , coolock itself. distinct identity of constituent parishes such raheny remained, @ least degree, , there references them in documents on centuries. chief office of new parishes designated parish priest .

the old church site saw building of church of ireland church in 1609, remains of successor can still seen today.

raheny remained part of union parish of coolock until 1829, , article contains general history of union. notably, until 1859, raheny had no catholic place of worship, though mass undoubtedly said in houses time time, , after 1689, there form of chapel @ coolock, accessible directly country lane.

in 1829, union parish redesignated parish of clontarf, , general history continues in article.

for many years, raheny continued quiet constituent area, local people attending mass @ coolock chapel, , @ clontarf. then, in 1850s, parish priest secured land @ top of main street, , commenced collection of subscriptions new church there; contributions came both catholics , protestants. design commissioned well-known architect patrick byrne, worked on number of other churches, , first stone of newer st. assam s church laid in 1859. church officially opened in 1864 catholic archbishop of dublin, dr. cullen, , there fuller details in church article.

from 1879 1966

in 1879, following death of parish priest of union parish of clontarf in 1878, divided, , 2 new unions created, 1 designated parish of fairview, taking in ancient parishes of drumcondra, glasnevin, santry , artaine, , new union parish of clontarf, comprising clontarf, raheny, coolock , killester.

on death of parish priest, archdeacon o neill, in 1909, parish divided again, new union of coolock , raheny (including killester, , chaplaincy of artaine industrial school attached) erected, first parish priest of entity being patrick doyle.

the raheny national schools complex built between 1953 , 1958, replacing older schools, except springdale national school.

on 29 march 1954, raheny parish committee under union parish priest fr. w.j. fitzpatrick launched raheny newsletter, keep locals apprised of work of committee , priests, , discuss both local history , future planning. noted area held 280 catholic families (around 1200 people), new st. anne s development bring around 600 more households, , followed dublin corporation work in edenmore , kilbarrack. not clear how long newsletter survived.

in 1955, 2 new unions formed, 1 comprising raheny , killester, other being designated coolock-artane.

in late 1950s, edenmore locality of raheny began develop new centre of population , in 1960s, parish developed schools , church there.

in january 1960, parish launched memorable magazine acorn, documented work , great deal of local history. editor of acorn local resident , journalist laurence joseph mccullagh, known joe mccullagh, lived on st. assams rd. archive of journal held @ raheny library.

from 1966 present

on 1 july 1966, raheny , killester reemerged separate parishes, though changed old boundaries, , edenmore organised further parish, taking in land coolock-artane parish also.

raheny reduced in scale erection of grange park new parish in 1971 , in turn, donaghmede parish formed northern area of in 1974. later changes included development of foxfield-st. john (begun in 1971 bayside, division of kilbarrack part of large union, took in ancient territories of howth , sutton, baldoyle, named) new parish, later renamed kilbarrack-foxfield.

in july 2007, edenmore , grange park parishes placed under single parish priest.