Saint Senan's Catholic Church — The Shannon

Attached five-bay double-height Catholic chapel, built 1866, on an L-shaped plan originally five-bay double-height single-cell on a rectangular plan. Renovated, 1890. Renovated, 1911. Extended, 1979, producing present composition. Reroofed, ----. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables with cast-iron Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered dwarf plinth with benchmark-inscribed rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (west) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (east) front with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on stained glass panels. Pointed-arch opposing door openings (east) with block-and-start surrounds framing rendered, ruled and lined infill (south) or glazed timber double doors (north). Full-height interior open into roof with trefoil-detailed arcaded choir gallery (east) supporting timber panelled pipe organ, carpeted central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, timber boarded wainscoting supporting timber dado rail, grouped timber stations, bowed stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, 1979, with replacement altar table below stained glass "Trinity Window" (----), and exposed timber roof construction with wind braced ceiling. Set in relandscaped grounds.