Saint Ruane's Catholic Church — Kilrane

Detached three-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1832-6, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay double-height single-cell with single-bay single-storey "chapels" centred on three-bay single-storey flat-roofed side aisle (north). Extended, 1918-9, producing present composition. "Restored", 1961. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite beaded kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (east) front on cut-granite beaded kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell ("1918"), and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered walls on rendered plinth. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite Y-mullions, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Pointed-arch window opening to gable to entrance (east) front with cut-granite Y-mullion, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery (west) on a horse shoe-shaped plan on chamfered timber post, tessellated vinyl tiled central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with replacement altar table below Classical-style reredos, and exposed collared "A-frame" timber roof construction with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling. Set back from line of road in relandscaped grounds.