
Overview
Aghabog Church — CROVER is recorded as church/chapel in Monaghan. Freestanding gable-fronted Early English Gothic-style Church of Ireland church, built 1875 by John Maguire of Newtownbutler to designs of George Henderson of Dublin. Comprises four-bay nave with belfry to west gable, lower polygonal chancel to east, vestry to south elevation of chancel, and gabled porch to north.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Freestanding gable-fronted Early English Gothic-style Church of Ireland church, built 1875 by John Maguire of Newtownbutler to designs of George Henderson of Dublin.
People and work
The saved account records: Comprises four-bay nave with belfry to west gable, lower polygonal chancel to east, vestry to south elevation of chancel, and gabled porch to north.
How it changed
The saved account records: Steep pitched slate roof with wrought-iron finial and lead ridge to chancel, limestone brackets to eaves, raking stone copings, and cast-iron box gutters.
What survives
The saved account records: Interior has rendered walls, memorials to members of congregation who served in Great War in marble, brass and tiles.
Why it mattered
Aghabog Church — CROVER matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The form of this church is pleasantly articulated by the polygonal chancel, the bell-cote and the porch and vestry projections. It has good-quality stone masonry and details to its exterior. The porch doorway is particularly notable, with its colonettes. Internally the stained glass, the hammerbeam roof and the carved timber furniture enhances the building. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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