St Columba's Church, Glenswilly

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St Columba's Church
St Columba's Church, Glenswilly
54°56′33″N7°52′02″W / 54.9426°N 7.8673°W / 54.9426; -7.8673 Coordinates: 54°56′33″N7°52′02″W / 54.9426°N 7.8673°W / 54.9426; -7.8673
LocationGlenswilly, County Donegal
CountryIreland
Denomination Catholic
History
StatusActive
Administration
Diocese Raphoe
Parish Glenswilly & Templedouglas

St Columba's Church, Glenswilly is a Catholic church which serves the parish of Glenswilly and Templedouglas in County Donegal, Ireland. The parish is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe.

In 2019, the funeral mass of Manus Kelly was held in the church, and attended by Leader of Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin and the aide-de-camp to then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. McCurry, Cate (27 June 2019). "Hundreds travel across Ireland for funeral of rally driver Manus Kelly in Glenswilly, Co Donegal: Mourners heard the dad-of-five's death was a 'dreadful shock'".
  2. McLaughlin, Rachel (27 June 2019). "Rally car leads cortege at Manus 'Mandy' Kelly's funeral: Donegal driver remembered for his warm and cheerful personality". The Irish Times .
  3. Ní Aodha, Gráinne (25 June 2019). "Funeral of 'Donegal rally hero' Manus Kelly to be held on Thursday: Manus' remains will be reposing at his home from 11am today; his funeral Mass will be held in Glenswilly". TheJournal.ie .