St. Colman’s Church Reilly's Trench
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The Very Rev.
Dermot McCaughan Parish Priest |
St. Colman’s Church, Reilly’s Trench, opened in 1805. | The Mass Tree at St. Colman’s, Reilly’s Trench. |
Parish Priest: The Very Rev. Hugh Kennedy
Telephone: 9266 2341
Sunday Mass: 9.30am
Website: www.downandconnor.org
Brief history as recorded in a book ‘Lisburn’s Rich Church Heritage’ by John Kelly
The original church was burned down between 1742 and 1745
and the parish priest, who resided at Blaris and was over
Churches in Trummery and Hillsborough, was driven out of his
home. From then until the opening of the present church in
1805, worshippers prayed at the Mass Tree where it still
stands today. In 1805, the Marchioness of Downshire, touched
at the plight of the Catholics, obtained a small portion of
land from a family and gave the land with £50 towards the
building of the new church. A school, which was built in
1814, was not used until 1829.
HISTORY - The Mass Tree
After the original church was burned down between 1742 and 1745, worshippers prayed at the Mass Tree until the present church was built in 1805
