Important Dates in Our Parish

400s- Kilpatrick church founded by St Patrick

600s- St Feichin arrives in Fore

700s- Church on the brink of Lough Lene established

1176- The Normans under Hugh De Lacy destroy the town and church of Fore.

1180s- The Benedictine De Lacy founded the Norman Benedictine Abbey staffed and controlled by the monks from the monastery of Evreux in Normandy

1450s- Renaissance in Religious life at Fore Abbey1539- Fore Monastery is suppressed

1566- The Devlin Nugent’s take ownership of Fore Abbey

1627- A Dease was prior of Fore

1649- Cromwell arrives in Ireland and the churches of Fore are left in Ruins.

1750s- Very basic Catholic chapel erected in Fore, by 1790 it was in a ‘ruinous condition –disgraceful to the flock’.

1780s- Present day St Mary’s church evolves through a series of renovations and improvements. Feast Day 25 March.

1829– Gallery in church in Fore collapses killing Anne Fagan of Corbally

1829- Catholic Emancipation

1830s- Hedge School founded at Kilpatrick. There are records of Hedge schools in Collinstown (3), Cummersown, Glenidan(3), Drumcree (2), Fore, Corbally.

1831- The National school system is founded.

1837- St Mary’s church redecorated

1845–49- The Great Famine

1848- Cummerstown school is opened

1854- Collinstown School opened beside the church.

1886- The Parochial House is opened on 23 August

1884- The foundation stone of St Feichins church laid on 15 July

1885- Present day St Feichin’s church opened on the 25 October by Bishop Nulty.

1887- Glenidan School opened1886/88- Stained Glass around the altar of St Mary’s church is installed.

1896- St Feichin’s school is opened

1909- St Mary’s church renovated- outside approach to the galleries replaced with staircase inside, a new porch, a choir gallery and confessionals

1910- St Mary’s church rededicated 9 October.

1912- Spire at St Feichins church completed.

1920- Stained Glass behind the altar in St Feichin’s is installed.

1936- Electric lighting was installed in St Mary’s church and Parochial House.

1937- New school in Collinstown replaces the school beside the church.

1938- Collinstown Cemetery blessed on 9 October.

1943- Ceiling and woodwork of St Mary’s church was treated and varnished.

1975- Opening Mass on Palm Sunday (23 March) in St Feichin’s church after renovations

1976- Opening Mass in St Mary’s church on 30th May after renovations.

1976- Glenidan school is closed on 20 February.

1979- Chimneys on Parochial House were taken down and rebuilt.

1979- Fr Mullen was the last curate to serve in the parish.

1980- New school opened in Collinstown on 13 November

1983/84- Fore School is renovated

1984- First burial in the new cemetery in Fore 20 October.

1985- Extension in Collinstown school.

1987- The altar area in St Mary’s church is reordered. The exterior of St Mary’s church and Parochial House painted.

1988- Interior of St Mary’s painted. Grounds in St Mary’s renewed (railings and carpark)

1989- Work in St Feichin’s church undoing some of the work of 1970’s around the altar area begins. The interior is recarpeted, new lighting, new seating. The spire is repointed.

1996- Collinstown School renovated

1999 – The grottos to Our Lady of Lourdes were erected

.2000 – Deanery Pilgrimage to Fore Abbey on 21 May attended by 2300 People.

2001- New altar replaces existing 1970s altar in St Feichin’s church.

2001- New stained glass panels fitted in main body of St Mary’s church.

2002- Parochial House re painted and windows replaced.

2002- New stained glass windows installed in main body of St Feichin’s church.

2003- Exterior of St Feichins church washed due to build up of fungus

2003- New Bell System installed in both churches. A New Crucifix in St Mary’s church is erected, it is originally from Bilboa in Spain and can be dated to mid-1600’s

2005– Extension to Fore N.S opened 28 October

2013– Extension to Fore N.S opened in September

2013– Interior of Parochial House renovated

2014- Rebuilding of chimneys and reslating of Parochial House

2015- Parish Pastoral Centre opened for use in November

2015- Skylights in St Feichin’s church installed in 1970’s removed and roof restored to pre-1970s form

2017- Healing Garden opened on Divine Mercy Sunday. ‘For all those hurt by the church. May all who enter find peace and healing’

2017- Extension to Collinstown School opened in April

2018- St Mary’s church reslated and renovated

.2018 - Subsidence in St Feichin’s church repaired and stain glass window behind the altar is restored

.2018- Rededication of St Mary’s church on Thursday 7 June by Bishop Micahel Smith

2018- Rededication of St Feichin’s church on Friday 8 June by Fr Padraig McMahon

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