Killygarry means the “wood of the garden” and the present church of Killygarry was built in 1867. The opening up of the Dublin Road through Pullamore and Killygarry had left this area more convenient, accessible and central to the South-eastern part of the parish and this was the reason why the Church was built in Killygarry.

St. Brigid’s Church was built to replace the old Stragelliffe chapel built around the year 1780. The building project cost £1,300 and the building stones were left free on the site. The contractor was Michael Hague and the architect was the famous William Hague, son of the contractor. The site for the church was given to Bishop Conaty by Major Saunderson, who took it in part from James Lawlor and Patrick Lee, Killygarry, his tenants.

The apse of the Church is lighted with stained glass windows. The main altar, Sacred Heart Altar and the Stations of the Cross were completed and erected in 1926. In 1969 the Church was repaired at a cost of £5,000. During the summer of 1998 a new roof was put on and the inside was painted.

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