December 2010 – Antrim Parish

140th Celebration in pictures

16/04/201321/12/2010 by admin

Here are a few pictures taken at the Parish of Antrim 140th anniversary celebrations which took place in the Parish on Sunday, 14th November.

Bazaar Back in Town

24/08/201120/12/2010 by admin

The Spirit of Christmas Past was returned to Antrim last December with the staging of the traditional Christmas Bazaar in St Joseph’s Hall Greystone.

THE PARISH OF ANTRIM CELEBRATED 140 YEARS ANNIVERSARY. In November 2010 our parish marked the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of the solemn dedication and blessing of our present chapel, St Comgall’s Antrim, by the Most Rev Dr Dorrian, Bishop of Down and Connor on 30th October 1870. This notable landmark in the history … Read more140th Celebration

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