tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post346211111698522737..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Being from BallymunMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-86033211904979156152017-05-21T06:00:15.840-07:002017-05-21T06:00:15.840-07:00Unfortunate in a sense, but better than a wrecking...Unfortunate in a sense, but better than a wrecking ball. There's two (protestant) churches in the city centre of Perth now turned or being turned into lobbies or front entrances for high rise buildings being built around them. One of them, (the image is never lost on me)has a shop front next door currently being used for yoga classes and fire shaping. Of course this doesn't necessarily sum up the entire state of spirituality in the Western world (the closed Baptist Church could only hold very few people, no parking,-I don't know the overheads of keeping a church open and operating in the heart of the city) but, passing in the bus, the image of the closed church and operating yoga centre-it's hard not to reflect onSéamusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-49431965037290399252017-05-21T05:12:25.893-07:002017-05-21T05:12:25.893-07:00You were spelling it wrong-- it's St. Pappin&#...You were spelling it wrong-- it's St. Pappin's and it's now a nursing home.<br /><br />http://silverstreamhealthcare.com/st-pappins-nursing-home-2/<br /><br />The name is still used for the parish, though-- in fact, it recently became the name for a wider parish, as three Ballymun parishes were amalgamated.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-3261128014105877972017-05-21T04:44:49.308-07:002017-05-21T04:44:49.308-07:00There seems to be a substantial history attached t...There seems to be a substantial history attached to the area; apparently we used to live in Santry, but I was only one or two at the time. My father wanted me to look up a chapel that they went to sometimes in Ballymun named after an ancient saint who lived in the district, to see if the chapel was even there still. St Pappan's. There was information about a St Pappan's built before 1800 but no picture to confirm if it's the same place. I imagine a church that's so old would be preserved even if it's size or location is impractical for use?Séamusnoreply@blogger.com