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Parishes
Trory and Killadeas
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Services Times:
| 1st Sunday | 2nd Sunday | 3rd Sunday | 4th Sunday | 5th Sunday | |
| Priory Killadeas 10am | Holy Communion | Service of the word | Morning Prayer | Morning Prayer | Morning Prayer |
| Trory 11.30am |
Holy Communion | Service of the word | Morning Prayer | Morning Prayer | Morning Prayer |
Killadeas Church and Churchyard - A Brief History
The year 1981 marked the centenary of the Priory Church, however, the present structure represents only a small portion of the history of this ancient site. The name Killadeas tells us something of the site's history. The word is a corruption of 'Culdees', the 'Ceili De of Companions of God', a monastic order which was prominent from the eighth century onwards on nearby Devenish and other islands of Lower Lough Erne.
Mary Rogers, in her history 'Prospect of Erne', writes that substantial and elaborately carved stones in the Killadeas churchyard bear pre-Christian symbolism; the well known bishop's stone itself is thought to have been adopted by the Christians when they took over what had been a pagan site. Other ancient stones also bear markings of earlier rituals and beliefs.
A previous structure, whose ruins were noted by Isaac Butler in 1744, was known as the Yellow Church because of the colour of its stonework. According to legend, this church was first built on the wrong site because of the founder's incorrect interpretation of a vision; after it had been finished and consecrated, angels credited with its being 'in one night taken up and laid where it is now'.
When the new church was built in 1881, it incorporated the stones of the earlier construction. Some of those stones may be seen as part of the archway that now separates the nave from the choir and chancel.
Dates for your Diary:
June 2024
Sunday 2nd June – Trory Mothers' Union 120th anniversary celebration in Trory Church at 3pm, with a special commemorative service including enrolment of new members and followed by light refreshments. All are welcome to attend.
Saturday 8th June – D-Day 80 commemoration at Trory with a day of events celebrating the important work of St. Angelo Airport and Castle Archdale in World War II on the site of the current St. Angelo Airport. The day starts with a short service of thanksgiving and grateful remembrance in Trory Parish Church at 10am. Events and celebrations then move to the airport from 11am-5pm. Please do come along and support these events.