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Rathronan Church — Ardagh

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Rathronan Church — Ardagh
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Freestanding gable-fronted Hiberno-Romanesque style mausoleum, erected in 1865. Pitched cut limestone roof with carved limestone Celtic cross finials and ridge tiles. Cut stone arcaded cornice to north and south elevations. Cut stone walls having alternating limestone and sandstone courses, and cut limestone plinth course. Blind arcade with carved chevrons to arches and columns to north, south and west elevations, with inscribed memorial stones to west elevation. Carved sandstone coat of arms to upper gable, east elevation. Round-headed opening to east elevation having columns supporting tooled limestone arch and cable-edged cut limestone arch over double-leaf cast-iron panelled door with inscribed limestone tympanum overhead. Cut limestone hoodmoulding, terminating in tooled stops to each side. Arched diamond pattern overhead hoodmoulding. Oculus opening to west elevation having decorative carved sandstone surround.

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