Why this matters
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
On the S side of the main street in Doonbeg village. A post-Penal Roman Catholic church stood on this site. It was taken down in the 1980s and a new church was built across the road and a little to the W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 20 July 2016
Foundation and growth
The record identifies R.C. Chapel — Doonbeg as Church. It does not safely name a founder or establish every rebuilding date. The saved detailed account records: On the S side of the main street in Doonbeg village. A post-Penal Roman Catholic church stood on this site. It was taken down in the 1980s and a new church was built across the road and a little to the W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 20 July 2016
People and events
No complete list of clergy, worshippers, patrons, burials or local events is provided by the short saved wording. Famous people are not attached without evidence for this exact place.
Damage, loss and survival
The place remains recorded as Church, but the saved wording does not give a complete account of fire, abandonment, reform, demolition, restoration or what fabric survives.
Why it mattered
R.C. Chapel — Doonbeg preserves part of the area's religious, community or commemorative history. Its named source and place allow the local story to be developed without inventing dates or legends.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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