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Tournafulla Church

Tournafulla church
© Tournafulla church


The construction of the present day church in Tournafulla began in 1855. However a shortage of funds meant that the roof was not completed until 1859. On receiving a loan from the earl of Devon, the church was roofed. Fr Richard Shanahan said the first mass in the new church on February 1st1859. Shortly after this mass, Fr Shanahan died and was buried in the site of the old church in Tournafulla. Outside the church on the right there is a grotto to Mary. Tournafulla village grew up around the church.


Stained Glass Windows in Tournafulla church
© Stained Glass Windows
in Tournafulla church

 

 
Stained Glass Windows in Tournafulla church
© Stained Glass Windows
in Tournafulla church
Altar in Tournafulla church
© Altar in Tournafulla church

 

Over the door of the church in Tournafulla there is a small stained glass window of St Patrick to whom the church is dedicated. There is a picture of St Bernadette on the left-hand side of the nave of the church. Behind the high altar in the church there is a stained glass window that depicts (from left to right) St Anthony, the Crucifixion of Jesus and St Patrick. To the left of the altar there is a statue to the Virgin Mary while on the right of the altar there is a statue to the Sacred Heart.

Statue of Sacred Heart  Statue of the Blessed Virgin
© Statues in Tournafulla church

Buried in the Church is:

 Fr P. Corkery, Parish Priest 1869-88, Died 1890

Buried in the grounds of the church are:

 Fr John McCarthy, Born 1904, Parish Priest, Died on October 4th 1979.
 Fr Richard Shanahan, Parish Priest 1849-59, Died 1859


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