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Ardglass has a rich ecclesiastic history. After the Norman Conquest of Ulster Ardglass was made a centre for religion. An ecclesiastic court was established here in the middle ages and the Bishop's Court was nearby. When the town was rebuilt by William Ogilvie it had churches for four Christian denominations. Today three remain.

When Ardglass had a Bishop's Court and Ecclesiastic Court

Site of the Ecclesiastic Court

Rebuilt in 1810

Rebuilt in 1852

Interior in 1890s

In the porch of Saint Nicholas' COI

Built in 1928

Before 1914

Built in 1914 and taken down in 2005

Wedding of Henry and Margaret Fitzsimons in 1958

After alterations in 2005

Built in 1956

Last of the medieval churches

View from Sheepland Road

Part of the largest collection of the oldest glass ever found in Ireland

In Sheepland



Photographed after the restoration of Our Lady of Dunsford

Our Lady of Dunsford's restoration

Restored statue from the 1300s in Chapeltown

Wedding of Bob and Maureen Sharp 1956

Built on the medieval site in Dunsford

Preserved in Saint Mary's Dunsford