St Thomas, the Apostle parish, Laurel Lodge
| St Thomas, the Apostle parish | |
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| Parish of St Thomas, the Apostle, Laurel Lodge / Carpenterstown |
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Church of St Thomas, the Apostle
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| Coordinates: 42°19′13.8″N 72°37′36.8″W / 42.320500°N 72.626889°W | |
| Location | Laurel Lodge / Carpenterstown, Castleknock, Fingal |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Laurel Lodge parish |
| History | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Dedication | Thomas the Apostle |
| Consecrated | 6 June, 1993 |
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| Architect(s) | Joseph Kennedy of Edward N. Smith & Kennedy |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Blanchardstown deanery |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Province | Dublin |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Brendan Quinlan |
St Thomas, the Apostle parish is an ecclesiastical parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. It is served by the church of "St Thomas, the Apostle". The parish is centered on "Laurel Lodge" district and the townland of Carpenterstown in the civil parish of Castleknock,Fingal in Ireland.
In the Blanchardstown deanery, the parish is bounded to the east by the parish of "Our Lady, Mother of the Church", in Castleknock village; St Thomas' was constituted out of this parish in 1989. To the south and west lies the parish of "St Mochta", Porterstown. To the north is the parish of "St Bridget" in Blanchardstown.
Roughly speaking, the Royal Canal forms the northern boundary; M50 orbital motorway forms the eastern boundary; the Carpenterstown Road forms the southern boundary while the approaches to the Riverwood estate forms the western edge. It comprises the housing estates of Laurel Lodge, Carpenterstown Park, Bramley, Oaktree, Laverna and Ashleigh.
There are two Irish Rail train stations in the parish: Castleknock and Coolmine. Trains on the Maynooth/Longford line connect the city centre, at Dublin Connolly, Tara Street and Dublin Pearse stations, to Maynooth, Longford and Sligo. The Dublin–Navan railway line connects Docklands railway station to Hansfield and Dunboyne.
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