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Freestanding Roman Catholic church on T-shaped plan, built 1833, having three-bay nave elevations (north and south), single-bay transepts to the north and south, and a three-stage tower (on square-plan) to the east end having with pinnacles to corners and with crenellated parapet. Two-bay single-storey sacristy addition to chancel (west) having pitched natural slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystack to the west gable end. Modern single-bay single-storey flat-roofed additions to the west and north elevations of sacristy. Single-bay gable-fronted porches to the gable ends of transepts (north and south). Pitched natural slate roofs with carved limestone cross finials to gable apexes of transepts. Snecked roughly dressed limestone masonry walls with dressed limestone quoins and having chamfered dressed limestone plinth course. Projecting dressed limestone eaves courses. Pinnacles and crenellated parapets constructed of dressed limestone. Dressed limestone string courses to tower, separating stages, and moulded limestone eaves course. Carved limestone date plaque to first stage of tower, above doorway, having scalloped motifs to corners, incised lettering and carved limestone hoodmoulding over. Round clock face to second stage of tower. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered dressed limestone surrounds, hood mouldings and stained glass windows. Square-headed shallow ogee arches with cut limestone block-and-start surrounds to doorways to porches (east faces) having timber battened double doors. Cut limestone pointed arch door opening to front face of tower (east) having chamfered dressed limestone surround, hoodmoulding, timber double-doors and with and stained glass overlight. Timber gallery to interior, over entrance (nave gable), and ornate marble side reredoses flanking altar. Set back from road in own grounds to the north end of the village of Newtown-Cashel. Rubble stone grotto to site. Associated parochial house (13402112) adjacent to the northeast (within grounds). Main entrance gateway to the east comprising a pair of dressed ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having chamfered plinths, carved capstones and ornate cast-iron double gates. Main entrance flanked by pedestrian entrances and then with roughly coursed rubble masonry sweeping boundary walls (having rubble stone coping over) terminating in second pair of dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) with carved capstones. Roughly coursed rubble limestone boundary walls to road-frontage to the east.
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