Catholic Church of the Holy Family

Freestanding cast-iron belfry, erected c.1880, comprising four pillars with fluting, acanthus leaf motif and foliate decoration having bell over.

This belfry (which is almost identical to the model at Castledermot; 11823032/KD-40-23-32) represents an example of the nineteenth-century movement towards mass-produced materials, and is therefore of technical merit. Although a functional device, the use of fluting and foliate decoration aspires to be aesthetically pleasing and is of artistic interest. The belfry comprises the final component of an earlier church on site and is therefore of social and historical importance. The bell is a rare survival, being manual where models elsewhere have been replaced in favour of modern electrical versions.