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Coilligeán
A contemporary newspaper account names the people who rebuilt, maintained and celebrated the parish church.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Coilligeán · Irish · main form · validated name
- Colligan · English · main form
Place & story
Successive repairs at Saint Anne’s
The Dungarvan Leader’s report of 11 December 1987 recalled Saint Anne’s original construction in 1832 under Father J. Quinn, followed by major repairs in 1937 and 1967. Its immediate subject was a further reconstruction and redesign, completed during 1987. W. O. Morrissey and Sons of Clonmel were the architects, and E. O’Brien and Sons of Dungarvan the building contractors. These successive campaigns explain why the church’s fabric cannot all be assigned to its foundation year. [2]
People behind the rededication
At the rededication, Father R. Doherty remembered Minnie Whelan, who had served the church for fifty years and received the papal Bene Merenti medal. He also thanked caretaker Paddy Egan and the parish’s voluntary workers. The report records music by the choir and folk group, with Dungarvan Brass Band participating in the ceremony and playing outside afterwards. This contemporary account preserves individual service and communal celebration alongside the building work. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Waterford
- Barony
- Decies-without-Drum
- Coordinates
- 52.14732, -7.69208
- Mapped area
- 15.47 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2375 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Colligan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Bishop Performs Re-Dedication of St Anne’s Church Colligan,11December1987,page1 · Dungarvan Leader and Southern Democrat; Waterford City and County Council newspaper archive
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.