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A ruined church with an interesting history -the Gretna Green for Ireland...
St Patrick's Church的点评
点评：There isn't much in the way of tourist attractions in Portpatrick apart from the ruins of of Old Portpatrick Church of St Andrew.
These are tucked away off St Patrick Street and reached down a grassy track next to a house called Loudon. This leads through an iron gate into the churchyard. The remains of the church with its round tower are fenced off.
The church dates from the early C17th and was built to serve the newly formed parish of Portpartrick and may have been on the site of an earlier chapel.
It became a famous destination for runaway marriage couples from Ireland who were looking to exploit Scotland’s more permissive marriage laws. There was a daily passenger ferry between Donaghadee and Portpatrick. The Church of Scotland minister was willing to turn a blind eye to rules about publication of banns or rsesidency requirements. This meant the 'happy couple' could disembark, complete the ceremony, and be back on board within an hour. (The lucrative trade declined from 1826 after church courts interfered and was halted by Lord Broughams Act of 1856 which implemented a strict 21 day residency requirement.)
By the mid C18th the church was in a poor state of repair and a new parish church was built on the edge of the village. The graveyard continued in use until a new cemetery was opened.
There isn't a lot to see and a visit may only take a few minutes (hence the 3* rating). Don't be put off by this as it is a delightful site and definitely worth the short walk to find.
These are tucked away off St Patrick Street and reached down a grassy track next to a house called Loudon. This leads through an iron gate into the churchyard. The remains of the church with its round tower are fenced off.
The church dates from the early C17th and was built to serve the newly formed parish of Portpartrick and may have been on the site of an earlier chapel.
It became a famous destination for runaway marriage couples from Ireland who were looking to exploit Scotland’s more permissive marriage laws. There was a daily passenger ferry between Donaghadee and Portpatrick. The Church of Scotland minister was willing to turn a blind eye to rules about publication of banns or rsesidency requirements. This meant the 'happy couple' could disembark, complete the ceremony, and be back on board within an hour. (The lucrative trade declined from 1826 after church courts interfered and was halted by Lord Broughams Act of 1856 which implemented a strict 21 day residency requirement.)
By the mid C18th the church was in a poor state of repair and a new parish church was built on the edge of the village. The graveyard continued in use until a new cemetery was opened.
There isn't a lot to see and a visit may only take a few minutes (hence the 3* rating). Don't be put off by this as it is a delightful site and definitely worth the short walk to find.
翻译：除了古老的圣安德鲁斯教堂遗址外，波特帕特里克并没有太多值得游览的景点。
这些遗址位于圣帕特里克街旁，沿着一处名为“Loudon”的房子旁边的草径即可到达。沿着这条路走，穿过一道铁门后便进入了教堂墓地。带有圆形塔楼的教堂遗迹如今被围栏围了起来。这座教堂建于17世纪初，旨在服务于新设立的波特帕特里克教区，其所在地可能曾有一座更早修建的小教堂。
此后，它便成为众多从爱尔兰逃来的新婚夫妇的“热门目的地”，他们希望利用苏格兰较为宽松的婚姻法。当时，多纳哈迪与波特帕特里克之间有每日运行的客运渡轮。苏格兰教会的牧师也愿意对结婚公告的公示规定以及居住时间要求睁一只眼闭一只眼。这意味着这对“幸福的新人”可以下船、完成仪式，然后在一小时内返回船上。（自1826年起，由于教会法庭的干预，这项利润丰厚的行业逐渐衰落；1856年，布罗厄姆勋爵颁布法令，规定了严格的21天居住要求，从而彻底终止了该行业。）
18世纪中叶时，原有的教堂已破败不堪，于是在村子的边缘修建了一座新的教区教堂。原来的墓地则一直使用到新墓地启用为止。这里没什么可看的，游览一趟也只需几分钟而已（因此只给了3星评价）。不过不必因此却步，这里是个非常宜人的地方，值得走一小段路前去一睹风采。
这些遗址位于圣帕特里克街旁，沿着一处名为“Loudon”的房子旁边的草径即可到达。沿着这条路走，穿过一道铁门后便进入了教堂墓地。带有圆形塔楼的教堂遗迹如今被围栏围了起来。这座教堂建于17世纪初，旨在服务于新设立的波特帕特里克教区，其所在地可能曾有一座更早修建的小教堂。
此后，它便成为众多从爱尔兰逃来的新婚夫妇的“热门目的地”，他们希望利用苏格兰较为宽松的婚姻法。当时，多纳哈迪与波特帕特里克之间有每日运行的客运渡轮。苏格兰教会的牧师也愿意对结婚公告的公示规定以及居住时间要求睁一只眼闭一只眼。这意味着这对“幸福的新人”可以下船、完成仪式，然后在一小时内返回船上。（自1826年起，由于教会法庭的干预，这项利润丰厚的行业逐渐衰落；1856年，布罗厄姆勋爵颁布法令，规定了严格的21天居住要求，从而彻底终止了该行业。）
18世纪中叶时，原有的教堂已破败不堪，于是在村子的边缘修建了一座新的教区教堂。原来的墓地则一直使用到新墓地启用为止。这里没什么可看的，游览一趟也只需几分钟而已（因此只给了3星评价）。不过不必因此却步，这里是个非常宜人的地方，值得走一小段路前去一睹风采。
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