Name: The Founding Families of St. Joseph's Pāuatahanui
Start: 2025-11-02T04:15:00+13:00
End: 2025-11-02T05:00:00+13:00
Location: 85 Paremata Haywards Hill Rd Pāuatahanui Porirua 5381

$The Founding Families of St. Joseph's P\u0101uatahanui$

Hear the stories, with accompanying photos and maps, which bring to life the families who founded this beautiful church 147 years ago.
Brian Murphy, a descendant of the Murphy family who built St. Joseph's church, will lead this talk. A small community of closely-linked families, with many coming from Roscommon in Ireland, established farms at Pāuatahanui and donated funds to build this timber Victorian-Gothic church.
Brian will relate stories which lie behind the graves and unique windows of St. Joseph's.

Cost: Koha
Event information here: https://wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/the-founding-families-of-st-josephs-pauatahanui/

Health & Safety:
The site is a little steep. Limited site parking is available for easier access. Good shoes and an umbrella are advised.