Welcome to the St. Mary’s Parish, Howth website. Our Parish is situated at the northern tip of Dublin Bay. Howth was at one time a small fishing village but is now a busy suburb of Dublin. Being a short trip by train or bus from the city centre, Howth is a favourite place for visitors. St Mary’s Parish Church is at the entrance to the grounds of Howth Castle and Deerpark. The church is open to visitors from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. on weekdays during the summer months.

The Parish covers a wide area including Sutton, Baldoyle and Bayside as well as Howth. There are some 280 families in the Parish and the parishioners are involved in a wide range of occupations. Within the Parish there is a Methodist congregation (in Sutton), a Presbyterian congregation (in Howth) and four Roman Catholic congregations (in Howth, Sutton, Baldoyle and Bayside). Ecumenical relations are excellent – there are regular meetings of the clergy, and there is a lay ecumenical group which organises a number of events and meetings each year including an ecumenical service at dawn on Easter day.