St Columba's Church, Glenswilly is a Catholic church which serves the parish of Glenswilly and Templedouglas in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

, Ireland. The parish is in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe :''See Diocese of Derry and Raphoe for the Anglican (Church of Ireland) counterpart'' The Diocese of Raphoe ( ; ; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. It is one of ei ...

. The church was built in the early 1840s and renovated in 1994. It is included in the

Record of Protected Structures Conservation in the Republic of Ireland is overseen by a number of statutory and non-governmental agencies, including those with responsibility for Historic preservation, conservation of the built environment and Environmental protection, conservat ...

published by

Donegal County Council Donegal County Council () is the authority responsible for Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The ...

. The funeral mass of the rally driver and local politician,

Manus Kelly Manus Kelly (9 February 1978 – 23 June 2019) was an Irish rally driver, businessman, and Fianna Fáil politician from Glenswilly in County Donegal. Known as "Mandy", he won the Donegal International Rally three consecutive times, in 2016, 201 ...

, was held in the church in June 2019.

References

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External links

Official Website
Religion in Letterkenny Roman Catholic churches in County Donegal