Conwal Parish Church

Conwal Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church positioned in Letter Kenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It is positioned contrary the Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba at the pinnacle of Church Street. The church dates lower back to the seventeenth century. The Civil Survey of 1652 to fifty six offers an thrilling photograph into what the metropolis changed into like in the seventeenth century: There is a city referred to as Letter kenny which hath a marketplace every Friday and two festivals within the year with a honest Church and a bridge at the east end over the River Swilly.

It is stated that the church is in appropriate restore and that in 1733 it changed into slated and one facet seated. All of these modifications passed off at the same time as the Rev. William Spann, a rector who did lots for the parish were in Letter Kenny. The chalice and paten dated 1744 are nonetheless in use to this present day. These had been given to the church with the aid of Dr. Spann. Dr. Spann died in 1752 and is buried beneath the Church.