Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie
St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie — church building in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Glengarnock · 1.7 km
- Free entry
About
St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.7525°, -4.6864°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Brigid's is the church for the Roman Catholic Parish of Kilbirnie, in the Diocese of Galloway in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Background
History
A group of Christians began worshipping there in 1858; the church and presbytery were built in simple Gothic style in 1862 and a school was opened in 1894. Fr Thomas P Lee was a young Irish priest ordained at All Hallows Missionary College in Dublin, Ireland; originally from Limerick. He first was sent in 1859 to be the resident priest in Kilbirnie in Ayrshire. He travelled by horse weekly from his base in Johnstone in the neighbouring county of Renfrewshire to Kilbirnie. Somehow he raised the money and found land to build his church and chose as the patron saint of the parish, St. Brigid (devotion to the poor). Opened in 1862, the modest structure was a Gothic styled rectangular building…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7525, -4.6864
- District
- North Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA25 6HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran
- Nearest railway station
- Glengarnock — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.stbrigids-kilbirnie.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16985281 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CelticCross.svg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie?
- St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA25 6HL).
- Is St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie free to visit?
- Yes, St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie?
- The nearest railway station is Glengarnock, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KA25 6HL.