Saint Kieran's Catholic Church — Tullaherin Crossroads

Detached five-bay double-height Gothic-style Catholic church, built 1803, on a cruciform plan on a corner site comprising three-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to north and to south, single-bay double-height shallow chancel to east, and single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to west. Renovated, post-1965, with interior remodelled. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan (gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-limestone sills, block-and-start surrounds supporting hood mouldings, and fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door openings with block-and-start surrounds supporting hood mouldings, and timber panelled doors having overpanels. Full-height interior remodelled, post-1965. Set in own grounds on a corner site with painted rendered boundary wall to perimeter of site. (ii) Attached three-bay two-storey presbytery, pre-1899, to east with three-bay two-storey lower wing perpendicular to north. Pitched slate roof to main block with hipped slate roof to wing, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to corners, and round-headed recessed niche to centre first floor rear (south) elevation having statuary. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and six-over-six timber sash windows having three-over-six timber sash windows to first floor to wing. Square-headed door openings with glazed timber panelled doors (one timber panelled door having decorative overlight). (iii) Detached five-bay double-height outbuilding, pre-1840, to north-west with square-headed carriageway to rear (south) elevation. Reroofed. Pitched roof with replacement slate, clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone gabled bellcote to apex (with round-headed aperture on stringcourse having cast-iron bell, and stringcourse supporting gable), and replacement uPVC casement rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Random rubble limestone walls with painted rendered wall to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation with no sills, red brick dressings, and louvered panel fittings. Square-headed door openings to rear (south) elevation with timber doors. Square-headed carriageway to rear (south) elevation with fittings not visible.