Christ Church is a small

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church located in

Drinagh Drinagh (, meaning 'place producing blackthorns') is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the R637 road between the towns of Dunmanway and Skibbereen. Drinagh is also close to Rosscarbery and Drimoleague. Drinagh has a tennis court, ...

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. It was completed in 1895 or 1896. It is dedicated to

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Christ. It is part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross.

History

Christ Church is built in the site of an earlier church completed in 1819, the stone of which was used in the creation of the current church. The building was funded by a loan from the

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. It was consecrated on 28 May 1897.

Architecture

The church was designed by William Henry Hill.

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