Parish Restoration

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the Restoration Fund committee and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser.

St. Patrick’s Church, Fermoy, Restoration Fund Appeal

St. Patrick’s Church, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, is a magnificent heritage landmark building situated on the Fermoy skyline overlooking the town of Fermoy and the Blackwater Valley. The church, in the diocese of Cloyne, is central to the lives of the Fermoy and surrounding communities since its completion in the 1820’s. It holds great memories for thousands of people who celebrated peak moments of their lives in this sacred place of timeless prayer and space, their joyful occasions - christenings, confirmations, weddings ,and also their sad occasions of grief and sorrow - their funerals.

Now, over two hundred years later, this place of worship and an architectural treasure, requires significant refurbishment and restoration both externally and internally. This appeal for finance, is to the diaspora of Fermoy in all parts of the world and to those near to Fermoy or connected to Fermoy in any way. Your donation will contribute to the careful restoration of this magnificent church. The focus is to retain its original architectural features and be a suitable memorial to our ancestors, who in the most difficult of times in our history, succeeded in building this church. It will ensure the continuation of St.Patrick’s Church, Fermoy for future generations.

Having spent thousands of Euro on necessary repairs in recent years, it became apparent that a full restoration was required for St. Patrick’s . We engaged a local Project & Commercial Management company, OCFMP, to carry out a detailed assessment of works required. The comprehensive 60+ page report comes with an estimated project cost of €1.8million.

Help us to bring our church back to its former glory by donating to our Restoration Fund.

All works to be supervised by an appointed Building Conservation Accredited Surveyor.

The building of St. Patrick’s Church, Fermoy, commenced in 1810 and was completed in the 1820’s. Extensive improvements were made in 1867. Thankfully many of its original features survived the wave of modernization that took place in many old churches in more recent decades.
It is our wish to bring our church back to its former glory and pass it on in good order to the generations that will follow.

We have a dedicated, hard-working restoration committee and this GoFundMe appeal will form part of our fundraising efforts.

Help us to bring our church back to its former glory by donating to our Restoration Fund.