St
Michael's Church dates back to 1875. (An earlier church
built in 1803 was located on the lower part of the present
site). St Michael's was built in the French Gothic Revival
style of architecture. The nave has thirteen bays of
French Gothic windows.
The paintings of the Transfiguration, the Sermon on
the Mount, Magdalen at the feet of our Lord, the Baptism
in the Jordan, were by Charles Russell who worked in
the 1890's while the Nativity window by Michael Healy
was commissioned twenty years later.
The church was re-dedicated by Bishop Duffy on the
29th September 1996 following its re-ordering in accordance
with Vatican II. Part of the re-ordering was bringing
the altar closer to the congregation. On the front of
the altar is a beautiful sculpture of the Pietá.
The beautiful organ on gallery was rebuilt using solid
African walnut in 2000-'01. It was blessed by Bishop
Duffy on 28th June 2001.
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