Saint Kevin's Catholic Church — TARAHILL

Detached four-bay single-storey Catholic church, built 1939-41; opened 1941, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay single-storey nave opening into single-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey transepts centred on single-bay single-storey chancel to crossing (north). Renovated, 1987, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Roughcast walls with red brick quoins to corners. Camber-headed window openings centred on paired camber-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows. Lancet "Trinity Window" (north) with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (south) front with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Full-height interior open into roof with central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (north) reordered, 1987, with timber panelled altar below stained glass "Trinity Window" (1987), and exposed Queen Post timber roof construction on cut-granite "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with red brick Flemish bond piers to perimeter having roll moulded gabled capping supporting flat iron gates.