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St Mary's and St John's Church

Ballincollig is a union of the ancient parishes of Corbally, Inishkenny, Kilnaglory and Carrigrohane. The parish was first known as Ballincollig in 1817.

Kilnaglory (Cill na Gluaire) had a church in 1326 but by 1628 this was in ruins. The graveyard is still used by local families.

The first catholic chapel in Ballincollig was built on land donated by Charles Henry Leslie in 1808 where the community hall on Station Road now stands. It remained in use until the establishment of a new parish church in 1866. The chapel then became a national school before being integrated into the community hall complex.

The new parish church of St Mary and St John was built on land donated by Thomas Wise who also provided free use of his quarry at Coolroe from which the limestone was taken for the building. The foundation stone was laid in June 1865 and it opened in November 1866.

Barry McMullen of Cork built the church and it was designed in Neo Gothic style by George Goldie. The stained glass windows came from Newcastle and the names of Canon Horgan, the parish priest, Barry McMullen and George Goldie are inscribed behind the main altar. The chancel window was presented by workers from the Powder Mills.