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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Latin Rite Church is located on West Street, Drogheda, Ireland. Designed by J. O'Neill and W.H. Byrne and built in the French Gothic style of local limestone ashlar in 1884. The church is famous for it tall west gable, rose window and for containing the national shire St. Oliver Plunkett ==History== During the Penal days, chapels were not countenanced within the walls of a town and so Drogheda's parish chapel was outside the Westgate and was inadequate for the needs of the populace. A peace on a suitable site in West Street (Drogheda's main street) was persistently refused by the corporation. Eventually, through the influence of a Mr. Chester, who was a wealthy Catholic, a lease was finally secured. A ceremony was help for all to whiteness Primate O'Reilly laying the foundation stone, although the occasion was marred by an unseemly interruption. The mayor and corporation of Drogheda, wearing their official regalia, with the Mace and Sword of state being borne before them, arrived at the scene to confront the primate. They warned him that a 'Popish Chapel' would not be tolerated within the town walls. Lord Ballew of Barmeath Castle, A Catholic stepped forward and rationalised with the mayor and corporation and the adversary withdrew. The proceedings continued without further ado and the foundation stone was duly laid.〔Drogheda Corporation, Minute Book, fol. 9669〕 The first Church on the site was completed in 1793 to a design by Francis Johnston to a cost in the region of £12,000.〔Drogheda: its place in Ireland's history. Ted Greene. 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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