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Dungarvan Church

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Dungarvan Church
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Detached two-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1812, with single-bay four-stage entrance tower to west on a square plan. In use, 1899-1902. Now in ruins. Pitched roof now gone with no rainwater goods surviving on squared rubble stone eaves. Roof to tower not visible behind parapet (presumed now gone). Random rubble stone walls with remains of unpainted lime render over having advanced corner piers to each stage to tower, cut-stone stringcourse to each stage to tower, inscribed cut-limestone plaques to second stage, and battlemented parapet on cut-stone stringcourse having cut-stone coping. Pointed-arch window openings to nave with no fittings surviving. Pointed-arch openings to third (bell) stage to tower (some blind) with cut-stone sills, rubble stone voussoirs, and louvered panel fittings (remainder now blocked-up with unpainted render over). Quatrefoil openings to top stage to tower with rubble stone and red brick voussoirs (now blocked-up with red brick irregular bond panels). Pointed-arch door opening with carved (reeded) cut-granite doorcase supporting red brick voussoirs, and no fittings remaining. Set back from road in own grounds.(ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone markers, pre-1818-post-1902.(iii) Gateway, dated 1818, to south-east comprising pair of rubble stone piers with wrought iron double gates having finials (one inscribed).

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