St. Joseph's Church
Mayfield
County Cork


St. Joseph's Church Mayfield - photo courtesy of Con Keating
St. Joseph's Church interior
Confirmation 2023
Driving directions from Blackpool

Who we are

St. Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Mayfield, County Cork.

We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities.

We are a place to believe, belong, and become!

Street Address

Old Youghal Rd
Mayfield, County Cork
Ireland
Phone: 021 450 3531

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Church Pastor

Fr. J.Criostoir MacDonald P.P
Parish Priest
St. Joseph's Parochial House
Murmont Lawn
Montenotte, County Cork
Ireland
Phone: 021 450 3531

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Quote of the Day

Ephesians 4:6

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

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Diocese of Cork and Ross



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Fr. J.Criostoir MacDonald P.P
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St. Joseph's Parochial House
Murmont Lawn
Montenotte
County Cork
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Denis O'Sullivan
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From Blackpool, Cork (3.4 km. About 8 mins):

1. Head north on N City Link Rd/N20 toward Brothers Delaney Rd/Popham's Rd - 0.1 km
2. Turn left onto Popham's Rd - 52 m
3. Turn left onto Commons Rd - 0.5 km
4. Turn right onto Watercourse Rd - 0.3 km
5. Turn left to stay on Watercourse Rd - 22 m
6. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto N City Link Rd/N20 - 0.4 km
7. Continue onto N Ring Rd/R635 - 0.2 km
8. Turn right onto Glen Ave - 1.3 km
9. Turn right onto Ballyhooly Rd/R614 - 87 m
10. Turn left onto Old Youghal Rd - 0.5 km
Destination will be on the right


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St. Joseph's Church Mayfield Mass Times

Holy Mass Times

Saturday:
Vigil Mass at 6.00pm

Sunday: 11.00am
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10.15am

Eucharistic Adoration:
Monday,Tuesday: 11.00am to 5:00pm

Mass Times last updated on the 18th of September, 2023


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St. Joseph's Church Mayfield - photo courtesy of Con Keating
St. Joseph's Church interior
Confirmation 2023
Driving directions from Blackpool



St. Joseph's Church History

Our parish church dates from 1881 when St. Joseph's was built as a church of relief to St. Patrick's parish church. At that time St. Joseph's parish had not yet been created and the primary purpose of the church was to provide a local Sunday Mass for the people in the locality (the Northern end of St. Patrick's parish at that time). While the people of the parish did contribute to the funding of the church, the primary source of funds came from the personal wealth of the then parish priest of St. Patrick's, Canon George Sheehan.

Barry McMullen, architect and builder, was appointed to the project and the early French Gothic style with chancel, nave aisles and organ loft was to be guiding design. In line with good practice, locally sourced materials were to be preferred with red sandstone coming from Brickfield Quarry on the Lower Glanmire Road and limestone for the dressings on windows, buttresses and doors coming from Ballintemple Quarries.

Bishop Delaney, Bishop of Cork, dedicted St. Joseph's on the 6th October 1881. At that time, the local people had already formed the habit of attending mass at the SMA Fathers who, at that time, were located at Elmgrove House on the Ballyhooley Road.

In 1888 a priest's house was buily to accomodate the newly appointed curate to St. Joseph's, Fr. Thomas Fleming. Quickly the numbers of people attending at St. Joseph's increased substantially.

In 1981 Bishop Michael Murphy, Bishop of Cork and Ross, created the parish of St. Joseph's and appointed Fr. Florence Flynn as first Parish Priest. Bishop Murphy also appointed Canon Micheal O'Dalaigh as PP in 1990 while Bishop Buckley appointed Canon John Paul Hegarty in 2001 to serve as Parish Priest. Fr. Christy Harrington was appointed by Bishop Buckley in 2011 as Parish Priest. Fr. Myles McSweeney served as priest in charge from 2013 until Sept 2021, when Fr. J. Criostoir MacDonald was appointed Parish Priest by Bishop Fintan Gavin.

St. Joseph's church is adorned by many wonderfully rich stained glass windows, the majority of which came from the studios of Watson's of Youghal. Two of the windows inside the front door are the work of Michael Healy, a member of 'An Tur Gloine', which was a co-operative of stained glass artists operating in Dublin in the early part of the 20th century.

Full list of Clergy who have served at Saint Joseph's Church.

Monsignor G. Sheehan 1881-1887
Fr. Thomas Fleming C.C. 1888-1901
Fr. Thomas J. Tierney C.C. 1898-1923
Fr. W.F. McCarthy C.C. 1899-1903
Fr. John J. Ahern C.C. 1903-1906
Fr. Edward O'Flynn C.C. 1908-1914
Fr. Tim O'Connor C.C. 1915-1923, 1935-1946
Fr. Tim O'Leary C.C. 1924-1928
Fr. K. Barrett C.C. 1925-1928
Fr. T. Murphy C.C. 1931-1933
Fr. P.J. O'Sullivan C.C. 1931-1939
Fr. William Riordan C.C. 1942-1946
Fr. Arthur Stritch C.C. 1947-1957
Fr. John Murphy C.C. 1945-1950
Fr. P.J. O'Donovan C.C. 1953-1957
Fr. Thomas Lynch C.C. 1950-1952
Fr. John Forde C.C. 1959-1964
Fr. Daniel Burns C.C. 1959-1962
Fr. Seamus Murphy C.C. 1964-1965
Fr. Edward Fitzgerald C.C. 1965-1970
Fr. Michael O'Donovan C.C. 1965-1966
Fr. F.X. Wrenne C.C. 1968-1970
Fr. J.C. Walsh C.C. 1971-1976
Fr. John Galvin C.C. 1971-1981
Fr. Thomas Kelleher C.C. 1977-1984
Fr. Florence O'Flynn P.P. 1981-1990
Fr. Aidan O'Driscoll C.C. 1982-1984
Fr. Christopher Fitzgerald C.C. 1983-1986
Fr. Patrick McCarthy C.C. 1985-1988
Fr. Michael Nolan C.C. 1986-1994
Fr. John O'Donovan C.C. 1988-1995
Canon Micheal O'Dalaigh P.P. 1990-2001
Fr. Dan O'Connell C.C. 1994-2001
Canon. John Paul Hegarty P.P. 2001-2011
Fr. Alan O'Leary C.C. 2001-2006
Fr. Christy Harrington P.P. 2011-2013
Fr. Myles McSweeney Priest in charge. 2013-2021
Fr. J. Criostoir MacDonald P.P. 2021-Present


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St. Joseph's Church, Mayfield, County Cork, Ireland



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