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St. Michael's Church
Portarlington
County Offaly
R32 X205
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Who we are
Welcome to the Parishes of Portarlington and Emo. We belong to the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. While separate in structure both Parishes are served by the same Parish Team. In both our parishes there are endless people who voluntarily carry out wonderful work, building up parish and community. We hope that this website will support this great work and that it will be a source of information for parishioners and visitors alike. We invite you also to become involved in parish or community activities.
Location of worship / Church Address
Patrick Street
Portarlington,
County Offaly
R32 X205
Ireland
Phone: 057 864 3004
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Church Pastor
Fr. Tom Dooley P.P.
Parish Priest
Patrick Street
Portarlington,
County Offaly
R32 X205
Ireland
Phone: 057 864 3004
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Quote of the Day
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic churches in Portarlington, County Offaly, Ireland
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Fr. Tom Dooley P.P.
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Eileen Ryan
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St. Michael's Church Portarlington Mass Times
St. Michael’s Church, Portarlington
Saturday Vigil: 6.15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 12:15pm
Monday to Friday: 10.00am
Holy Days: 10.00am & 7.30pm
St. Paul’s Church, Emo
Saturday Vigil:- 7.30p.m.
Sunday:- 11.00a.m.
First Friday: 9.30am
Holy Days: 7.30pm
St. John’s Church, Killenard
Sunday: 10:30am
First Fridays: 7.30pm
Holy Day: 10.30am
Church of the Sacred Heart, Rath
Sunday:- 9.00am
Eve of First Friday (Thursday):- 7.30pm
Holy Days: 9.00am
Mass Times last updated on the 4th of October, 2023
Saturday Vigil: 6.15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 12:15pm
Monday to Friday: 10.00am
Holy Days: 10.00am & 7.30pm
St. Paul’s Church, Emo
Saturday Vigil:- 7.30p.m.
Sunday:- 11.00a.m.
First Friday: 9.30am
Holy Days: 7.30pm
St. John’s Church, Killenard
Sunday: 10:30am
First Fridays: 7.30pm
Holy Day: 10.30am
Church of the Sacred Heart, Rath
Sunday:- 9.00am
Eve of First Friday (Thursday):- 7.30pm
Holy Days: 9.00am
Mass Times last updated on the 4th of October, 2023
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St. Michael's Church History
Date of Church: 1842
Building Pastor: Fr. Terence O’Connell P.P.
Portarlington (Cúl an tSúdaire) The recess of the Tanner.
The town was founded in 1666 by Sir. henry Bennet, Home Secretary to Charles II, to whom the King made a grant of the lands of O’Dempsey, Viscount Clanmalier, forfeited in 1641. Sir Henry Bennet was created Baron Arlington. He obtained a Charter, creating a Borough within part of the lands of Cooletoodera, and introduced English settlers. The Parliament of Orrery and Ormond enacted that English names replace the Irish names of places, so the Borough of Cooletoodera received the name of Port-Arlington, or Arlington’s Fort.
Fr. Terence O’Connell, PP acquired the leases of the lands for the new Church site. he had previously been Administrator in Carlow and worked on the large project of the erection of Carlow Cathedral. The stones used in the building of the church came from the bed of the canal being constructed between Portarlington and Monasterevin. Fr. Edward O’Leary extended the church by 20 feet in 1915 and added chan cel, side chapels, nuns’ choir, the sacristies and baptistry. He completed Canon John O’Hanlon’s “The History of the Queen’s County”, Canon O’Hanlon died in 1905 and the two volume work appeared in 1907 and 1914.
A plaque in the side porch commemorates Fr. Terence O’Connell, P.P., who built the churches of Portarlington, Killenard and Emo, and who brought the Presentation Nuns (1854) and the Christian Brothers (1863) to Portarlington. Following his death in 1875 the parish was divided, with Emo and Rath becoming a new parish. Fr. O’Connell is interred in the parish church, as is his successor, Fr. Hugh Mahon P.P. (1875 – 1889). In 1971, under architect, Wilfrid Cantwell, the Church of St. Michael’s was refurbished in accordance with Vatican II.
Building Pastor: Fr. Terence O’Connell P.P.
Portarlington (Cúl an tSúdaire) The recess of the Tanner.
The town was founded in 1666 by Sir. henry Bennet, Home Secretary to Charles II, to whom the King made a grant of the lands of O’Dempsey, Viscount Clanmalier, forfeited in 1641. Sir Henry Bennet was created Baron Arlington. He obtained a Charter, creating a Borough within part of the lands of Cooletoodera, and introduced English settlers. The Parliament of Orrery and Ormond enacted that English names replace the Irish names of places, so the Borough of Cooletoodera received the name of Port-Arlington, or Arlington’s Fort.
Fr. Terence O’Connell, PP acquired the leases of the lands for the new Church site. he had previously been Administrator in Carlow and worked on the large project of the erection of Carlow Cathedral. The stones used in the building of the church came from the bed of the canal being constructed between Portarlington and Monasterevin. Fr. Edward O’Leary extended the church by 20 feet in 1915 and added chan cel, side chapels, nuns’ choir, the sacristies and baptistry. He completed Canon John O’Hanlon’s “The History of the Queen’s County”, Canon O’Hanlon died in 1905 and the two volume work appeared in 1907 and 1914.
A plaque in the side porch commemorates Fr. Terence O’Connell, P.P., who built the churches of Portarlington, Killenard and Emo, and who brought the Presentation Nuns (1854) and the Christian Brothers (1863) to Portarlington. Following his death in 1875 the parish was divided, with Emo and Rath becoming a new parish. Fr. O’Connell is interred in the parish church, as is his successor, Fr. Hugh Mahon P.P. (1875 – 1889). In 1971, under architect, Wilfrid Cantwell, the Church of St. Michael’s was refurbished in accordance with Vatican II.
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