Editing Ardbraccan (section)

== New church ==
In 1777 a new [[Church of Ireland]] church was erected on the site of the earlier church of St. Ultan's. The church, built to a design by [[Daniel Augustus Beaufort|Rev. Dr. Daniel Augustus Beaufort]], remained in use until 1981 when it was deconsecrated due to the dwindling size of the Church of Ireland community in Ardbraccan. Although in 1868 the [[Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland]] recorded that there were 267 members of the Church of Ireland living in Ardbraccan parish, by 1968, their number had dwindled to 10 and it ceased to be used for general worship in 1970. The church was finally offered for sale by the Church of Ireland in 2002. Its cemetery is used for burials by both the local Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic parishes.