How the Chapel got its name
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Doubting Thomases
The Roman Catholics of Addiewell held their [church] services in the school until, in 1922, Father Kenny contrived to get a building erected for worship alone, and after looking around, settled on the present site.
As this was regarded as a very mossy site, many parishioners doubted the wisdom of building on such an unsecure foundation; but Father Kenny insisted and named the church St Thomas after the doubting members, which name it has retained ever since.
Among the well-known clergy who have served at various times at St Thomas’ were Canon Murphy, Father Connolly, Father Kelly, Father Mohan, and the present parish priest Father McMahon.