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Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Carragh

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Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Carragh
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Freestanding five-bay hall-type Roman Catholic church, built 1838 and altered c. 1960 and c. 1980. Comprises four-bay nave with single-bay chancel (under same roof) attached to the north end. Shallow canted projection and pitched-roofed extension and lean-to to the east elevation. Pitched natural slate roof with metal rainwater goods. Ashlar limestone bellcote to the gable apex to the north (chancel) having moulded limestone cornice and limestone cross finial over; wrought-iron cross finial to the gable apex to the south. Roughcast rendered walls over rendered plinth course. Carved limestone date plaque to the centre of the west elevation. Pointed arch window openings having flush cut limestone block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills with stained glass windows. Rendered surrounds to window openings to chancel (west and east elevations). Pointed arch doorway to the south end of the west elevation having flush cut limestone block-and-start surround, stained glass overlight, and battened timber double doors (inner) and modern glazed outer doors. Interior has rendered panelled ceiling, and rendered walls with rendered cornices. Marble altar goods. Graveyard adjacent to site (south, southwest and to the west). Set slightly back from road to the northeast of Granard. Car park to the west.

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