St Mary’s Catholic Church-Castletown 24 Bowling Green Road, Castletown, IM9 1EB In 1826, the first post-reformation Catholic Church was built on the Island, by an Irish Jesuit named Father Matthew Gahan and dedicated to St Mary, after the title of the Rushen Abbey of St Mary. This small Church on the outskirts of the Archdiocese was closed down completely for eighteen years between 1895 and 1913, […] Read More
St Marys Associated Football Club-AFC King George V Bowl, Pulrose Road, Douglas, IM2 1AE Formed in 1893, The Saints is one of the oldest football clubs on the Island. They won their first league in 1928. They wear green and yellow at home and an all white kit when away. Read More
St Marys Isle – The Tower of Refuge Douglas Bay, IM1 2EN Built on a partially submerged reef in Douglas bay, the tower of refuge was originally designed to offer a safe place of shelter to shipwrecked sailors. Before the tower was built, the reef itself (St. Mary’s Isle) could cause ships to be damaged and sunk, so the tower served as an easily visible warning, and […] Read More
St Matthew the Apostle North Quay, Douglas,, IM1 4LB The original St Matthew’s was built in 1708 by the request of Bishop Wilson to replace the earlier town chapel of 1658. This St. Matthew’s was demolished in 1898 to make way for the Market Hall. The new St Matthew’s,was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and completed in 1902, without a belfry and steeple. The […] Read More
St Michael & All Angels-Michael Parish Church Main Road, Kirk Micheal, IM6 1AB St Michael’s was built in 1835 and was designed by the architect John Welch. The Church is built on the site of an older Treen Church and burial ground, known locally as “Cronk-y-Keilleig”. In 1834, Bishop Ward gave directions to erect the new Church. The clock in the tower was presented to the parish by […] Read More
St Ninian’s Church St. Ninians Road, Douglas, IM2 4BB Consecrated in 1914, the Church is in the late Gothic style with a stone render and a bell tower housing a single bell. The land and build costs was bequeathed by Henry Noble and the East window, depicting Celtic Saints is dedicated to Henry and Rebecca Noble. The architect was the London based Mr W […] Read More
