The interlinking of the grotto as we see it today with the much older sister building, St Patrick's Church, is well worthy of note. The stones used in construction came, as we have seen, from a derelict house in Annahugh; a house which probably spanned several generations. The stone cross is thought to have been part of the earlier church building which was removed during the 1912 refurbishment and retained until it was built into the new grotto in 1955. The altar table dates from 1854 and was, according to an inscription, together with the chancel, the gift of Miss Eliza Richardson. The words Introibo ad altare Dei ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam: (I will go up to the altar of God to God who gives joy to my youth) are etched around the front edge of the table. These words are taken from psalm 43 and form part of the opening rites of the old Tridentine Mass. This altar was removed from the church during the 1981 refurbishment. In 1994, during the work required to restore the church following arson in November 1993, a member of the parish volunteered and undertook the paving of the grotto floor.