Saint Anne's Catholic Church — Rathnure

Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1859-60; dated 1859, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gables on urn-topped "Cavetto"-detailed beaded kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging slate or stone flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Repointed coursed rubble granite walls originally rendered, ruled and lined on cement rendered chamfered plinth with hammered granite flush quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (west). Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, and cement rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (west), cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (east) front, cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered rebated reveals with hood moulding over on label stops framing replacement diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Pointed-arch window opening to gable with cut-granite mullions, and date stone-inscribed ("1859") cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on label stops framing iron mesh storm panels over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (east); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight; full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery (east) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1912), carpeted aisles between Maltese Cross-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber memorial stations (1906) between stained glass memorial windows (----), cut-white marble Gothic-style wall monument (ob. 1913) with cut-white marble scroll wall monument (ob. 1924), stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with pierced quatrefoil-detailed cut-veined white marble Gothic-style altar below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1898), and exposed braced scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds.