Church in Cloghonan

Situated in Templederry S of present R.C. church. Site mentioned in OS Name Books as 'site of old R.C. chapel' (O'Donovan c.1840, Unpublished). Plaque on stone wall reads: Father John Kenyon's Chapel House. This is the house in which Fr. John Kenyon P.P. lived. He was a leading figure in the Young Ireland movement and a close friend of John Mitchel and John Martin. He died here on 21 March 1869 and is buried in the main aisle of the parish church. The plaque is on the W facing wall, running N-S. The chapel appears to have been a late eighteenth-century structure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

The church in Cloghonan was likely built in the 19th century as a Roman Catholic chapel, associated with Father John Kenyon. Its significance lies in its historical connection to local Catholic worship and is noted in early Ordnance Survey records.