The tower of St Patrick's Parochial Hall in Shore Street
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The tower of St Patrick's Parochial Hall in Shore Street
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 20 Jul 2017
This fine hall was built in 1900 to serve the needs of the Catholic parish of Ballyphilip, Portaferry. A replica of the hall, such is its architectural importance, has been built at the Ulster Folk Museum at Cultra. It represents a phase in the history of Ulster when the Roman Catholic church was in its ascendancy after a long period of repression. In recent years the cost of maintaining the hall became too heavy a burden on the parish resources and the building was sold for conversion into apartments. http://www.nmni.com/uftm/Collections/buildings/Town-Area-%281%29/Parochial-House
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Image Location
Latitude
54.37853
Longitude
-5.546431