Patrick and Bridget Marriage, 1851, St. Attracta Church

Patrick McIntire and Bridget Stevens were married on 3 March 1851 in St. Attracta's Church, Kilmacteigue Civil Parish, County Sligo, Ireland.  Witnesses at their wedding were Thomas Geenty [Probably morphed into Ginty] and John Hegarty.

This page is taken from St. Attracta's Marriage Register.  Since the handwriting is all the same, it is believed that the register was hand copied at some point in history.

Although the St. Attracta Church (formerly called Toulestrane after the Townland in which it is situated) has been remodeled over the years, the structure is original and therefore the same church building Patrick and Bridget were married in.  I do not know if the stain glass windows were originally installed in the church, but if there were, then Patrick and Bridget would have looked at the window over the altar as they were married.  When I was there I was told the ceiling structure was original and, at the time, highly praised because it allowed the Church to be built without pillars.

New stone showing founding of church in 1844

Exterior of St. Attracta Church, Toulestrane Townland

Renovated interior

Stain glass over altar

Sources:

Patrick McIntire - Bridget Stevens Marriage entry, St. Attracta Church, Civil Parish of Kilmacteige, County Sligo, Ireland. 3 March 1851, unpaginated marriage register, arranged by date. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Parochial registers of Kilmacteigue, 1845-1910.  MF# 926015.  Note: Parish was formerly called Toulestrane.

Photos of St. Attracta Church courtesy Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin