Saint Cormac's Church (Kilcormick) — BALLINCASH UPPER

Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, rebuilt 1831, on a rectangular plan with pair of single-bay single-storey lean-to vestries centred on single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. Pitched slate roof with moss-covered clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gables on rendered kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate or stone flagged eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Fine roughcast battered walls with slate hung surface finish (south); fine roughcast surface finish to tower with cut-granite "Cavetto" stringcourse (bell stage) supporting cut-granite octagonal pinnacles centred on battlemented parapets having cut-granite "saddleback" coping. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, carved timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows without horns having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite sill, carved timber mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed door opening to tower with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having overpanel. Square-headed blind opening (second stage) with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing rendered infill. Pointed-arch opening (bell stage) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing louvered timber fitting. Square-headed window openings (vestries) with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed door openings with cut-granite step thresholds, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors having overpanels. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with rendered diagonal piers to perimeter having capping supporting iron double gates.