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St. Pappan's Church (C of I), Santry – Continuing with my 2km zone exploration, I give you St. Pappans church. Built in 1709 by the 3rd Baron of Santry (from my Santry House tweet), it sits on the site of a 12th Century church, which replaced what was believed to be an (1/7)
original church built by St. Pappan. Pappan was a 6th century hermit who was the son of Aengus McNathfraid, the first Christian king of Munster. On the exterior of the church is a bell which dates to the 15th century & is inscribed “AVE: MARIA: GRACIA: PLENA; DOMINU”. While (2/7)
plain on the outside, the interior is beautiful & filled with historical relics & memorabilia. The carved altarpiece, at the back bears the Hebrew Name of God. The original inscription “This do in Remembrance of Me” was later changed to the present “I am the Bread of Life”. (3/7)
Stained glass windows flank this; on the left is “Phoebe” & on the right (a WWI memorial window) is “St. Michael”. A 3rd window depicts “Job, Fortitude, St John Baptist, & Justice” – in memory of the Poë family & Charles Vernon who died in the 1st World War. All 3 of these (4/7)
windows are from the “An Túr Gloine” studio. A 4th window, similar to those in the Rotunda Hospital chapel, commemorates Lady Helena Domville, who redesigned Santry as a Swiss Village! There are numerous plaques dedicated to the Santry & Domvile family, who are buried here. (5/7)
Other notable names buried at St. Pappans are George Ribton, Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1749, as well James Gratton, the father of the great Irish parliamentarian, Henry Gratten. This church is such a hidden gem & an integral building to the history of Santry & North Dublin. (6/7)
