School: Castle Durrow (roll number 12183)
- Location:
- Castledurrow Demesne, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs St Legier
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 118
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- Our Church in Durrow was built between 1792 + 1798 on the site of St Fintan's Church of long ago.
It is of a peculiar shape having the chancel window in the west, + the door in the east.
The Prayer desk + pulpit were in the middle of the church facing the organ till a few years ago when they were moved to the chancel end.
The chancel window was erected by the Ashbrook family in memory of relatives, + there is another stained glass window in memory of Mr. Hamilton Stubber of Moyne.
The organ, which is a magnificent one, was given to the church by the fifth Viscount Ashbrook, great grandfather of the present Viscount, + grandfather of the Honble. Mrs. White of Knockatrina.
Last September a resedos was consecrated in memory of the late Canon Wills, - also Oak panelling, a pulpit + Prayer desk; + A Communion Table in memory of the deceased(continues on next page)
