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St. Peter’s Church is among the finest Gothic Revival churches in <strong>Ireland</strong> and is famous for housing the shrine of St. Oliver Plunkett St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, situated on West St., is one of the most notable buildings in Drogheda. The first church on this site was constructed in 1791. The present building was built in the 1880s and incorporates part of this earlier structure. 10 FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.DISCOVERIRELAND.IE/BOYNEVALLEY
The imposing façade of St. Peters is Gothic Revival in style and is built of local limestone. The interior of the church is lavishly decorated. The west transept of the church contains a special chapel which houses the preserved head of St. Oliver Plunkett (1625 – 81), the last Catholic martyr to die in England. Oliver Plunkett was born in 1625 at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co. Meath. He was sent to be educated by the Jesuits at the newly established Irish college in Rome where he was ordained. In 1669 Oliver Plunkett was appointed Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-<strong>Ireland</strong>. He was arrested in Dublin in 1679 on trumped up charges of plotting to bring a French Army into the country and of organising Irishmen for rebellion. An initial trial at Dundalk collapsed in 1680. He was then transferred to England where, despite several petitions, he was found guilty of high treason. On the first of July, 1681, Oliver Plunkett was hanged, disembowelled, and quartered at Tyburn, England. His remains were recovered immediately after the execution and were eventually entrusted to the Sienna Nuns of the Dominican Convent at Drogheda. They are presently on view, enshrined in St. Peter’s Catholic Church. The church also contains the door from Plunkett’s prison cell at Newgate, London. St. Oliver Plunkett was beatified in 1920, and canonised in 1975 by Pope Paul VI. Did you know … When the Roman Catholic Church canonised St. Oliver Plunkett on October 12th 1975, he became the first Irish saint for more than 700 years. St. Malachy, founder of the Cistercian Abbey at Mellifont, was canonised in 1199. Contact Details: St Peter’s Church, Drogheda Tourist Office, Mayoralty St, Drogheda, Co. Louth T: + 353 (0) 41 983 8239 F: + 353 (0) 41 984 1351 E: tourism@drogheda.ie W: www.drogheda.ie St. Peter’s Church Notes: A Mass in honour of St. Oliver Plunkett is held in St. Peter’s Church on the last Saturday of every month at 6.15pm. FOR OPENING TIMES AND ADMISSION DETAILS PLEASE SEE PULL OUT INSERT AT THE BACK 11
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