Old R. C. Chapel

Located on level ground at the E foothills of the Monavullagh Mountains. This is depicted as a T-shaped building described as 'Old R.C. chapel' on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, which was built in 1802 (Power 1937, 204). One wall with a vertical crack (L 6.8m; H c. 5m) survives within the rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 55m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) attached to the present RC church. Power, Rev. P. (1937) Waterford and Lismore; a compendious history of the united dioceses. Cork University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 25th March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Built in 1802, the Old R.C. Chapel at Boolattin is a T-shaped structure depicted on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It served the local Roman Catholic community and reflects early 19th-century rural chapel architecture in Ireland.