Saint Brigid's Catholic Church — Art MacMurrough Hill

Detached eight-bay double-height red brick Catholic church, built 1958-9, with pair of single-bay single-storey chapels to north and to south elevations on polygonal plans, gabled lantern over chancel to east gable end, single-bay double-height polygonal apse to east, full-height recessed entrance bay to west gable end and single-bay six-stage tower to south-east on a square plan with belfry over. Gable-ended roof with copper sheeting (polygonal roofs to chapels). Concrete coping. Iron rainwater goods. Gabled roof to tower (covering not discernible). Cast-iron cross finial to apex. Red brick Flemish bond walls. Cut-stone/concrete dressings around recessed entrance bay to west gable end. Diamond recessed panels to recessed entrance bay to west gable end. Carved timber statue to centre. Cut-stone/concrete grid framework to north and to south elevations. Square-headed window openings to clere-storey to north and to south elevations (following angle of recessed entrance bay to west gable end). Fixed-pane stained glass windows. Shallow segmental-headed door openings. Cut-stone/concrete doorcase to centre with red brick head. Rendered reveals to flanking door openings. Diagonal tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Square-headed openings to tower. Concrete sills. Timber fixed-pane windows. Full-height interior open into roof. Timber pews. Iron frame work to nave. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled gallery to first floor to west approached by spiral staircase. Exposed iron roof construction with timber panelling. Tongue-and-groove timber panelling to chancel lit by concealed clere-storey. Carved timber altar furniture. Sited in Curragh Camp complex set back from road in own grounds. Raised concrete flagged forecourt to front. Tarmacadam carpark to remainder of site.