St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
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Greg G
Carrollton, GA3,216 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
We had just come from visiting Newgrange and wanted to walk around and find some restaurants. Walking down the road and stumbling onto this magnificent structure was certainly unexpected. This is worth seeing first hand!
Written 1 February 2023
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,319 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
I enjoyed my first visit n quite a few years to this beautiful Church in the centre of Drogheda. I was showing a foreign visitor aroud who was fascinated to see the head of St. Oliver Plunkett but I was quietly confident that he'd love rhe Church too once there.
Obviously everyone comes to see the head preserved in a glass jar to the front left as you enter. I remember doing in on a school your when I was about 9 years old! It's macabre but fascinating and they have a very interesting explanatory set of wall panels to rhe side.
The rest of the chirch is besutiful too, though and that's what's often forgotten. The stained glass in particular is very impressive .
Obviously everyone comes to see the head preserved in a glass jar to the front left as you enter. I remember doing in on a school your when I was about 9 years old! It's macabre but fascinating and they have a very interesting explanatory set of wall panels to rhe side.
The rest of the chirch is besutiful too, though and that's what's often forgotten. The stained glass in particular is very impressive .
Written 5 August 2023
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thecelticyank
Belturbet, Ireland103 contributions
Oct 2019
I always bring my US visitors to St. Peter's Church. It is a beautiful church in the centre of Drogheda. Oliver Plunkett's head (a 17th-century Irish martyr) resides in a shine in the church - worth a visit and a great historical asset.
Written 27 September 2020
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stephen a
Newtownards, UK1,300 contributions
Sept 2020 • Couples
Whilst in Drogheda called in for a visit. The inside was amazing. It had on display the head of St Oliver Plunketts, the door of Newgate prison cell where he was kept and a relic of the true cross. A must see if you are in the area
Written 22 September 2020
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Sorcha
Belfast, UK109 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
Another Catholic Church, not that interesting architecturally (Victorian Gothic, but nothing like as good as a Pugin!). The most interesting thing here is the head of the Catholic Church's latest Irish saint, Oliver Plunkett/Oilibhéar Pluincéid.
The history behind Plunkett is very interesting, and wow, the door from his cell at Tyburn - they really didn't want him to get out did they?
Worth popping into if you're passing, but I wouldn't take a special trip for it. Maybe it's more meaningful if you're Christian (more specifically Catholic) with a reverence for the relics of saints and martyrs, but it didn't do much for me.
The history behind Plunkett is very interesting, and wow, the door from his cell at Tyburn - they really didn't want him to get out did they?
Worth popping into if you're passing, but I wouldn't take a special trip for it. Maybe it's more meaningful if you're Christian (more specifically Catholic) with a reverence for the relics of saints and martyrs, but it didn't do much for me.
Written 26 November 2018
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Bente U
Al, Norway85 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
Such a lovely space to be in. Here I could just sit in the pews and just have a break from everything in the calming, cool church. The music was lovely and suited the space.
There are also wonderful things to see if you're interested in history, good stories and architechture. Traditionally a Catholic church but everyone is welcome. You can take pictures, ask questions etc, but you can also have a little spiritual break
There are also wonderful things to see if you're interested in history, good stories and architechture. Traditionally a Catholic church but everyone is welcome. You can take pictures, ask questions etc, but you can also have a little spiritual break
Written 28 July 2019
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John_monkey007
Birmingham, UK281 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Beautiful church well worth seeing. We spenthalf an hour. Contains some unusual relics. The architecture is beautiful.
Written 17 May 2019
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Jangtravels
Singapore, Singapore656 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
The map on this trip adviser page points you to the St Peter Church along Magdalene St. This is a small lovely Anglicsn church with a nice yard filled with many tombstoned. There is paid parking just outside the nain gate so that was convenient. The church is closed but u can walk around the compound. However, Oliver Plunkett's head and the True Jesus Cross displays are not here. They are at the Catholic St Peter Parish Church located along West Street nearby. This other one has a grander facade and has free entry for visitors.
Written 12 December 2018
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noreen65
Omagh, UK28 contributions
May 2017 • Couples
As a Christian this holy place was really worth a visit. Beautiful church. Quiet and peaceful. Easy parking nearby too.
Written 13 May 2017
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Douglas T
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada30 contributions
Jun 2015 • Business
So cool to pop-in and see an actual relic...of a human head! Wow. I recognize the historical significance, but wow!
The church is old and nice...check it out!
The church is old and nice...check it out!
Written 3 March 2016
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Cjpipoly
Ohio
Are there certain hours you can visit the church? We are traveling from Dublin and cant come till later in the evening.
Written 12 March 2020
Hi I have found a tiny prayer book in my late father's things in side it has a minute peace of paper inside saying blessed by Oliver plumkeets but your spelling in plumketts any information would be nice
Written 25 November 2019
St oliver Plunkett's head is in St Peter's Church in Drogheda. Years ago there were many pilgrimages to the shrine and many religious items were blessed.
Written 23 February 2020
Здравствуйте, Линда. Извините меня, я не совсем хорошо справляюсь с русским языком посколько я болгарка.
С 4 до 7 юлья я с групой буду спать в Дрогеде. Днем мы будем эздить до Дублина и окрестнестях. Примерно, после 7 часов вечером - в Дрогеде. Хочу вас попросит чего можно увидеть в городе столь же поздно? Речь идет о достопримечательности, конечно.
Я буду очень благодарна вам об ответе. Пожалуйста, пошлите его на мой личний адрес: tanrdar@abv.bg.
Written 21 June 2018
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