Ballinavoran Church
In 1788 Dr. Plunket noted ‘one chapel repaired’. It was probably that at Ballinavoran. In 1836 the writer in the Name Book made the note: ‘ 8 perches from Ballynavoran Bridge is a Roman Catholic chapel in very bad repair, it is 2 stories and thatched’. About this time, Lewis describes it as ‘ a plain R.C. chapel which it is in contemplation to rebuild’. It was an L-shaped building. It is thought that the penal-day church at Ballinavoran had been dedicated to St. Brigid, as it was close to her foundation at Drumbride.
Ballinavoran chapel was abandoned in 1843.
Researched and Compiled by Kathleen McArdle, “Brookville”, Drumconrath. Source: Faith History of Drumconrath – Meath Hill.