What is recorded here

Bath stone chambers and Gothic walls trap a private grief at the junction of Bridge St. and St George’s Terrace. Edmund Costello built the small chapel for his wife after her death in 1877, dedicated it in 1879, and kept first-Friday masses going until his own death in 1891. They lie beneath glass in the floor, turning a narrow town corner into a room where love, loss and stone still breathe.

Located in a small plot at the junction of Bridge St. and St George’s Terrace within Carrick-on-Shannon. The Costello Memorial Chapel was built as a chantry chapel by Edmund Costello for his wife on her death in 1877, and it was dedicated in 1879. Mass was said on the first Fridays until Costello's death in 1891, and both are buried under glass in the floor. The church (int. dims 16ft x 12ft (c. 5m x c. 3.5m)) is composed of Bath stone internally and limestone externally, having a Romanesque style on the inside and a Gothic style outside. (Craig and Craig 1999, 98-9) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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