Catholic Church of the Assumption and Saint Malachy — Ballymurn

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1832; dated 1832, on a rectangular plan; single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (east) front. "Improved", 1893, producing present composition. Dedicated, 1900. Renovated, 1986, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch); clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (east) front on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, cut-granite coping to gable (porch) on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with wrought iron Cross finial to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-granite eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Paired lancet window openings to entrance (east) front with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Paired lancet window openings (porch) below cut-granite date stone ("1832"), cut-granite sill, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Square-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber doors. Interior including vestibule (east) with paired stained glass windows (----); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors having sidelights below overlight; full-height interior with choir gallery (east) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1993), carpeted aisles between trefoil-detailed timber pews, grouped Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (1911), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, 1986, with "Pietà"-detailed cut-veined white marble panelled altar (1841) below Classical-style reredos, and "Acanthus"-detailed moulded plasterwork cornice to compartmentalised ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with roughcast-panelled rendered piers to perimeter having "Cavetto"-detailed pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.