St Columba's Church, Ennis, Church of Ireland building in Ennis, Ireland
St Columba's Church is a large Gothic revival Church of Ireland building in Ennis, designed by architect Francis Bindon and built between 1868 and 1871. Its scale reflects a time when the Anglican congregation was more numerous. A foyer and meeting hall with kitchen and toilets were incorporated at the rear around 1982–3.
St Columba's was built between 1868 and 1871 for Drumcliffe Parish to a design by architect Francis Bindon. It was the last Anglican church built in Ireland before the Irish Church Act 1869 disestablished the Church of Ireland. The parish had previously used Ennis Friary, which the Franciscan Order vacated in the early nineteenth century.
The parish previously worshipped at Ennis Friary, which the Franciscan Order vacated in the early nineteenth century, before moving to this building. The church hall behind the nave, built around 1982–3 under the former Dean of Limerick Maurice Talbot, holds a foyer, kitchen and toilets and is used for meetings and social gatherings.
The church stands in Ennis, County Clare, in western Ireland. The church hall occupies the rear of the building, fitted out around 1982–3 under Maurice Talbot, former Dean of Limerick, with a foyer, meeting hall, kitchen and toilets. The interior memorials, including the Ypres cross, are inside the church itself.
Among the memorials inside St Columba's is a wooden grave cross brought back from Ypres, a reminder of the First World War (1914–1918). It is one of the church's memorials, and it links this Ennis congregation to the battlefields of Flanders.
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