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Detached Roman Catholic church, built c. 1862, having seven-bay nave elevation with additional single-bay chancel section to southeast end. Single-storey gable-fronted sacristy attached to the east side of chancel; single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch attached to the northwest end of southwest elevation of nave. Pitched natural slate roofs to nave, chancel, sacristy and gable-fronted porch, all having raised cut stone verges to gable ends with carved kneeler stones. Carved limestone cross finials to gable apexes of nave, chancel and porch; ashlar limestone chimneystack to northwest gable of sacristy. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked dressed limestone walls over chamfered limestone plinth course, and with flush tooled cut limestone quoins to corners. Pointed arch lancet window openings with tooled chamfered limestone surrounds and leaded stained glass windows. Three graded pointed arch lancet window openings to nave and chancel gables having tooled chamfered limestone surrounds and leaded stained glass windows. Paired pointed segmental-headed window openings to sacristy having tooled chamfered limestone surrounds and fixed-pane timber windows. Pointed arch door opening to front face of porch (southwest) having tooled chamfered limestone surround and double leaf timber battened doors. Infilled pointed arch door opening to northeast elevation of nave having tooled chamfered limestone surround. Pointed segmental-headed doorway to east end of chancel gable, adjacent to sacristy, having tooled chamfered limestone surround and timber battened door. Timber cross-braced roof to nave, ornate plasterwork to chancel ceiling. Set back from road in own grounds to the south of Ardagh. Freestanding wrought-iron and steel belfry to the northwest of church, set on stepped concrete plinth. Main entrance gateway to the west comprising a pair of ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having chamfered capstones surmounted by wrought-iron lanterns. Wrought-iron double leaf gates having cross finial over to main entrance, pedestrian entrance adjacent to south. Roughly coursed limestone boundary wall with crenellated coping over to road-frontage.
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