Saint Brigid's Catholic Church — Raharney

Freestanding Roman Catholic chapel on T-shaped plan, built c.1834 and renovated c.1860, comprising a nave to the north and single-bay transepts to the east and west. Single-bay gable-fronted entrance porches to the centre of the nave gable and to the north-facing elevations of transepts. Pitched natural slate roof with raised cut stone verges to the gable ends, a decorative eaves cornice and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut stone Celtic cross finial to apex of roof above entrance gable. Smooth rendered walls over projecting plinth. Pointed-arched window openings to nave and triple graded lancet windows to the chancel gable having pictorial stained glass windows, c.1860. Pointed-arched window opening to nave gable having stained glass and a moulded stucco hoodmoulding over with decorative bosses/labels. Tudor-arched doorcase to main entrance porch (nave) having timber double doors with a stained glass overlight and with a moulded stucco hoodmoulding over with decorative labels. Pointed-arched doorcases to transept porches. Interesting interior with cross-braced timber roof and a collection of memorial monuments. Set back from road in own grounds to the west side of Raharney with a freestanding cast-iron belfry to the southwest and a collection of cut stone gravestones. Rubble limestone boundary wall with cut stone coping and wrought-iron railings over to street-frontage (north). Pair of chamfered cut ashlar limestone gate posts (on octagonal-plan with moulded capstones over) supporting wrought-iron double gates gives access to church grounds from the north.