Catholic Church at Cronadun

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CommentsKevin O'Regan
Destroyed 1968 Inagahua earthquake. Regarded as uneconomic to repair.

Marilyn Hopkins
Kevin O'Regan wow, where was it

Kevin O'Regan
Marilyn Hopkinssmall village of Cronadun. Midway between Reefton and Inangahua.

Marilyn Hopkins
Kevin O'Regan yep I lived in the old school there, where abouts was it sitting, near the school, accross the road,

Kevin O'Regan
Marilyn Hopkinshi Maryln, okay I are one of the Landing O'Regans that had the farm near the Landing bridge. Vince and the Cronadun O'Regans were cousins the church used to stand opposite side of the main road back towards Reefton probably half kilometer or about.

Marilyn Hopkins
Kevin O'Regan oh ok ty

Marilyn Hopkins
Pity there is no marker or something to mark where the old buildings once stood

Kevin O'Regan
Marilyn Hopkins true. Yes there should be.

Roger O'Regan
I remember the three elderly men with the white beards ! Old MS O'Malley, John O'Regan, and was the other old man McMahon? Always sat together on the left side of the church.
A common design for rural Catholic churches of the time. No ridiculous architectural and expensive stuff for the country churches. They all still held small communities together.
My first Communion there, with Margaret Smith, and Dianne Young, followed by a feast at the Smith home.
Aaaah, many dinners ago!

Kevin O'Regan
Roger O'Regannoted. Mine was at the Junction. Think Anne and one other and we got a piece of sponge cake from Aunty Helen. Anne's Mum

Carmel Kelly
It was the design of the times the Cronadun church was called Saint Michaels

Kevin O'Regan
Carmel Kellyhi Carmel that's a lovely familiar name. I assume formerly Carmel O'Regan!

Margaret Morgan
Made my first communion there with Joan Schwass ( wasn’t yesterday)
Many a Family Baptism as well
Good days had by all xx

Mary King
My parents were married there - Kathleen O’Malley (Kath) and James Moore (Jim). I went to church there when we visited Grandad O’Malley’s farm at Christmas. Very happy memories.

Trish O'Regan
Said many a prayer within those walls

Annabel Boland
Went there when my sister and I stayed at the farm with Catherine and Madeleine O'Malley. That was certainly some time ago.

Loretta Donnelly
I think it was the same design as the Ikamatua church.

Trish O'Regan
Said many a prayer within those walls

Mary Fittock
Correct..

Marilyn Hopkins
Ty for sharing

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Catholic Church at Cronadun

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