Church in Kilkenny.....not in the city

Mental Mickey · 23-01-2017 12:27pm #1

Can anyone suggest a church in Kilkenny not too far from the Lyrath hotel that would have an aisle wide enough to enable us to go out of the church together as a married couple rather than one having to follow the other.....? We are both wheelchair users. Looking for one that's not in the city.

TIA

toe_knee · 23-01-2017 2:55pm

There is a church out in Jenkinstown woods and the chairs can be moved. Beautiful area for photos too

Mental Mickey · 23-01-2017 10:04pm

toe_knee wrote: »

There is a church out in Jenkinstown woods and the chairs can be moved. Beautiful area for photos too

I think that church is derelict

KKkitty · 23-01-2017 10:07pm

You could try Gowran church. If you explain your needs they may be able to accommodate you. It's not far from The Lyrath Hotel either.

Mental Mickey · 23-01-2017 10:15pm

KKkitty wrote: »

You could try Gowran church. If you explain your needs they may be able to accommodate you. It's not far from The Lyrath Hotel either.

Is that St Mary's? It looks like an exhibition centre or something?

KKkitty · 23-01-2017 10:36pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Is that St Mary's? It looks like an exhibition centre or something?

St. Mary's church is an old Protestant church. There's a Catholic church just about on the Kilkenny road. It's about 10 minutes from that hotel.

toe_knee · 23-01-2017 10:44pm

It's not derelict. I am a photographer and I done a wedding there only last year.

Mental Mickey · 23-01-2017 11:28pm

KKkitty wrote: »

St. Mary's church is an old Protestant church. There's a Catholic church just about on the Kilkenny road. It's about 10 minutes from that hotel.

What's the name of the Catholic one?

KKkitty · 23-01-2017 11:33pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

What's the name of the Catholic one?

The Church of the Assumption. The website is down at the moment but when it goes back up I'll let you know.

cargo · 24-01-2017 10:28am

Foulkstown Church is just off the ring-road heading out the Waterford Road but I'm not sure what the spacing is like. I know its a small enough church but someone on here might be able to tell you a bit more about the layout.

Edit:
Sorry but I dont think it would be suitable. Found this online and it looks very narrow without any room to slide back the pews a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgfCbXgiwg

Mental Mickey · 24-01-2017 11:55am

cargo wrote: »

Foulkstown Church is just off the ring-road heading out the Waterford Road but I'm not sure what the spacing is like. I know its a small enough church but someone on here might be able to tell you a bit more about the layout.

Edit:
Sorry but I dont think it would be suitable. Found this online and it looks very narrow without any room to slide back the pews a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgfCbXgiwg

Was in it. No go

cargo · 24-01-2017 12:19pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Was in it. No go

Yeah could see that alright from the video. I also saw a video link to the church in Paulstown which is just a bit further out but it's a no go either as it's almost identical to the Foulkstown one.

I know you said not i the city but Loughboy is just on the inside of the ring road but is a modern design so might have wide isles.

Mental Mickey · 24-01-2017 12:28pm

cargo wrote: »

Yeah could see that alright from the video. I also saw a video link to the church in Paulstown which is just a bit further out but it's a no go either as it's almost identical to the Foulkstown one.

I know you said not i the city but Loughboy is just on the inside of the ring road but is a modern design so might have wide isles.

Loughboy is right in the middle of the SuperValu car park, so that's a no go either - definitely.

road_high · 24-01-2017 12:58pm

Presuming you are looking for a Roman Catholic church, wouldn't St. Mary's Cathedral be big and wide in terms of aisle and doorways?
I know you said no city churches, but other ones would tend to be smaller and narrower.

cargo · 24-01-2017 1:29pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Loughboy is right in the middle of the SuperValu car park, so that's a no go either - definitely.

Yeah that carpark is mental at the best of times, I just wasnt sure if the church had a separate carpark down the side.

linny · 24-01-2017 2:20pm

how about Duiske Abbey in Graiguenamanagh
https://www.google.ie/search?q=duiske+abbey&biw=1600&bih=805&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiI1J7t7trRAhXpKsAKHbR1BbcQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=vNhb8PV1fcpulM%3A
https://www.google.ie/search?q=duiske+abbey&biw=1600&bih=805&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiI1J7t7trRAhXpKsAKHbR1BbcQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=Lsd7KnyASP5gkM%3A

Mental Mickey · 24-01-2017 8:18pm

cargo wrote: »

Yeah that carpark is mental at the best of times, I just wasnt sure if the church had a separate carpark down the side.

Stupid place for a church imo

Captain Havoc · 24-01-2017 8:42pm

I texted my friend who's a priest and he say's "St. Fiacre's church is all on the flat. The rest have wheelchair access but usually side doors". St. Fiacre's is the one in Loughboy.

Mental Mickey · 24-01-2017 9:39pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I texted my friend who's a priest and he say's "St. Fiacre's church is all on the flat. The rest have wheelchair access but usually side doors". St. Fiacre's is the one in Loughboy.

Yes the one in the car park....?

Captain Havoc · 24-01-2017 9:53pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Yes the one in the car park....?

Yep

Mental Mickey · 24-01-2017 9:56pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Yep

Not going for that one

Comerman · 25-01-2017 10:25pm

Clara church??? only 5min up the road from Lyrath.

Mental Mickey · 25-01-2017 11:05pm

Comerman wrote: »

Clara church??? only 5min up the road from Lyrath.

Keep getting directed to a school when I search for that church on Google Maps....?

up for anything · 25-01-2017 11:15pm

Clara church is small. My daughter sang for a wedding there so I had a good look at it. I don't think you'd get two wheelchairs down the aisle side by side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara,_County_Kilkenny#/media/File:Clara_church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_433187.jpg

Here it is on google maps - sorry bout the mega long link. Ha! That's odd - it shortened itself.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Clara+Cars/@52.6442083,-7.152026,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQj2LlXl6u-BB88BBHrEK8A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DQj2LlXl6u-BB88BBHrEK8A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D58.686405%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x485d382cce3dfebf:0xbc8f156d53ed18d8!8m2!3d52.6463892!4d-7.1442224!6m1!1e1?hl=en

If you drive out the Dublin/Carlow old main road from Kilkenny, it's the immediate turn on the right just at the Fox & Goose pub (closed down now).

Mental Mickey · 27-01-2017 12:34pm

up for anything wrote: »

Clara church is small. My daughter sang for a wedding there so I had a good look at it. I don't think you'd get two wheelchairs down the aisle side by side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara,_County_Kilkenny#/media/File:Clara_church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_433187.jpg

Here it is on google maps - sorry bout the mega long link. Ha! That's odd - it shortened itself.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Clara+Cars/@52.6442083,-7.152026,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQj2LlXl6u-BB88BBHrEK8A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DQj2LlXl6u-BB88BBHrEK8A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D58.686405%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x485d382cce3dfebf:0xbc8f156d53ed18d8!8m2!3d52.6463892!4d-7.1442224!6m1!1e1?hl=en

If you drive out the Dublin/Carlow old main road from Kilkenny, it's the immediate turn on the right just at the Fox & Goose pub (closed down now).

I looked at that map but can't see the church??

Big Bag of Chips · 27-01-2017 12:40pm

How far out of the city are you prepared to go? With the M9 motor way you could be up to the Lyrath in half an hour from as far away as Mooncoin, which has a wide aisle, all on the flat, loads of parking and nowhere near a shopping centre car park.

Edit: Have you spoken to any priest from Kilkenny yet? A priest from the diocese would have a good idea of many of the churches and be able to point you in a certain direction.

up for anything · 27-01-2017 12:47pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

I looked at that map but can't see the church??

Google maps - the blue line - doesn't seem to go all the way that lane on the map but it shows the houses down along and the church. I have no problem in finding it. Maybe you could pay a visit out there?

Mental Mickey · 27-01-2017 12:54pm

up for anything wrote: »

Google maps - the blue line - doesn't seem to go all the way that lane on the map but it shows the houses down along and the church. I have no problem in finding it. Maybe you could pay a visit out there?

Can you edit that map and draw a circle where the church is?

Big Bag of Chips · 27-01-2017 12:56pm

That Google link opens at the gate of the church for me!!

Mental Mickey · 27-01-2017 1:00pm

Big Bag of Chips wrote: »

That Google link opens at the gate of the church for me!!

I meant the other link, sorry...

Big Bag of Chips · 27-01-2017 1:06pm

I'm confused!

What other link? Up for anything posted a Google Maps link to Clara Church.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Clara+Cars,+Clara,+Kilkenny/@52.6442083,-7.152026,3a,49.9y,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQj2LlXl6u-BB88BBHrEK8A!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x485d382cce3dfebf:0xbc8f156d53ed18d8?hl=en

You replied to them and said you can't see the church. I see the gate of the church when I click the link and open it using either Chrome or Google maps.

Church in Kilkenny.....not in the city

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