placenamesMadabawn
An Maide Bán
The village church preserves a story of rebuilding and community fundraising.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Maide Bán · Irish · main form · validated name
- Madabawn · English · main form
Place & story
A church rebuilt
The Diocese of Kilmore records an 1825 church at Killatee, Maudabawn, replaced by the present building in 1915. Architect J. McGennis designed the replacement, whose belfry received a bell from the old church in Cootehill. [2]
Renewal in 1991
Father Dan Sheridan led a renovation of the church and grounds in 1991, with architect Phil Cullivan and contractor P. McGovern and Sons. Local fundraising contributed around £200,000. Bishop Francis MacKiernan rededicated the church on 8 December that year. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Madabawn. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Patrick’s Church, Maudabawn · Diocese of Kilmore
- Saint Patrick's Church at Maudabawn, as photographed in July 2012 illustration: based on a St Patrick's Catholic Church, Maudabawn by Eric Jones. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.