St Tighernach's Church, Derryvullen North Parish, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh

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Accessibility

The Pavement to the door is flat but there are likely to be steps up to the main entrance. 

Brief description

This Anglican (Church of Ireland) church is named after Tighernach mac Coirpri (anglicised as Tiernagh McKerry, (d. 549) an early Irish saint - the patron saint of Clones (Co. Monaghan) in the province of Ulster. It is situated in the village of Irvinestown in Co. Fermanagh - the village was founded in 1618 during the Plantation of Ulster (when English king James I flooded Ireland with English and Scottish settlers) by Sir Gerald Lowther and named Lowtherstown. Ownership later passed to the Irvines of Dumfries and the name changed accordingly.

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Address

Email

Phone

none listed

Website

Directions

Irvinestown is 85 miles/136km southwest of Belfast.  Take the M1 motorway from Belfast, continue to the end of M1 at Ballygawley, then take the A5.  At the signpost for Irvinestown turn left on to the Greenmount Road and this will take you to Irvinestown.   Travel time by car is approximately 1hr 35minutes.

Opening times

Not listed, but church services on Sundays mostly begin around 10.30am

Transport

By road as above, or catch the no. 83 bus from Belfast's Europa Bus Station - this will take 3hrs 15min and cost around £17.

Amenities

None listed

Nearest venues

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