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Fr John Bourke built the little church in Sixmilebridge
in 1857/8. This church is unique in the Diocese of Limerick because it
does not have a patron saint. It was renovated in the 1970s. Fr Ronald
Costello P.P also renovated the church in 1986. According to a plaque
inside the door of the church, Bishop Jeremiah Newman rededicated the
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There are two stained glass windows over the door at the back of the church, which depict Our Lady of Fatima. Bishop Newman and Fr Costello P.P donated this window.
The front of the altar bears an impressive carving depicting Jesus falling with the Cross on the way to Calvary. In front of the altar on the left there is a plaque to Fr James O'Shea who is buried in the grounds of Cratloe Church. On the right of the altar there is a plaque to FitzJames-Kelly.
Behind the altar on the left there is a statue to the Mother and Child and on the right there is a statue to the Sacred Heart. There is also a decorative reredos behind the altar. A new set of Stations of the Cross was erected in the church during the renovations. The church was re-roofed in August 1988.
The church in Sixmilebridge was not always a chapel of ease. A chalice in the church was stolen by British soldiers but it was later recovered. Since then, the Blessed Sacrament has not been kept in this church and so to this day, it is a chapel of ease. Heritage Project Home | Cratloe-Sixmilebridge Parish Home | Back to Top |