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Beaumont
In 1981,
the Archdiocese of Dublin asked the Province to take over responsibility for the
Parish of the Nativity of Our Lord, Beaumont. In recent years a new community
centre has been added to the parish church.
A scattered
community but officially part of Donnycarney Parish, Beaumont had no schools
except for a Montessori school run by the Sisters of Mercy and later the Mercy
College. Parents at that time brought their children to Primary Schools in Donnycarney, Fairview, Marino, Larkhill, St. Patrick’s and Corpus Christi and
even as far as the inner city. With no church of their own the people of
Beaumont went to Mass in the old tin church in Donnycarney and the church in
Larkhill. For over twenty years the only venue available for a meeting in the
area was the Mercy College hall.
In the
 mid
1970’s things began to change as the Archbishop appointed Fr. Martin Ryan and
Fr. O’Halloran. Later Fr. Tom Colreavy and the late Fr. Seán Malone joined as
curates with a view to establishing a new parish – The Parish of Beaumont.
Fr. Ryan, with the co-operation of the sisters of Mercy, arranged for Sunday
Mass to be celebrated in the Mercy College, and so the seeds of Beaumont Parish
community were sown. St. Fiachra’s Junior School was built, and it opened its
doors on January 7th 1976. This was followed in July 1978 by the Senior School.
Meanwhile the
building of the church and presbytery were in progress and eventually on 18th
December 1977 the Church of the Nativity was blessed and opened, and Fr. Martin
Ryan was installed as the first Parish Priest. Beaumont was constituted a parish
covering the area of old Beaumont, Elm Mount, Ardmore/Montrose, Whitethorn and
Beauvale.
In 1981 the
Carmelites took over the pastoral care of the parish community. There was still
more work to be done – due to the increasing pupil numbers an extra building for
St. Fiachra’s school was opened in 1984. In the Spring of 1998 the Pastoral
Centre was opened. And still the parish grows with Collinswood and Beaumont
Woods having joined us in the last few years. Our Parish Community now spans
over 2,000 homes and with families of every age and at every stage in life. Let
us all celebrate this Silver Jubilee with thanks, for all that has been done in
Beaumont Parish and with Faith and Hope let us look forward to another 25 years
plus!
Order of Liturgical Services
Contacts:
Rev Fr
Prior, O.Carm.,
The
Presbytery,
Montrose
Park,
Beaumont,
Dublin 5.
Tel: 01
8477740.
Fax: 01
8473209.
Email:
beaumont@irishcarmelites.com
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