Ardbraccan
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Ardbraccan is a civil parish and townland in County Meath, Ireland. Ardbraccan is the location of the former residence of the Catholic, then, after the Reformation, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Mea
St. Ultan's Church of Ireland, built in the 18th century, was deconsecrated in 1981 by the Church of Ireland
The church tower at Ardbraccan predates the church on the site by over 700 years. It was scheduled for demolition when the new church was built in the 1700s, but the plans fell through and the medieval tower avoided demolition.
The Irish parliament building is built from Ardbraccan stone.
Bohermeen
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Bohermeen is a Roman Catholic parish in the Diocese of Meath in Ireland. Its English name is a corruption of an ancient Irish language name, An Bóthar Mín, meaning "the smooth road". Originally one of
Ardbraccan
…Ireland community used the name 'Ardbraccan' to refer to its parish, the nearby Roman Catholic parish in the 19th century opted to use a different name, "Bohermeen", from the Irish an bóthar mín, meaning 'the smooth road'. In 1747, the first Irish Charter School was opened in Ardbraccan. The Charter Schools admitted…
Stained glass window in St Ultan's Church
An early 20th century window in Bohermen RC Church which shows Christ the King.
An early 20th century window in Bohermen RC Church showing the coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.