Saint James's Catholic Church — BALLYNAMEELAGH

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, dated 1840, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to north-east and to south-west, and single-bay double-height shallow transept to south-east extending into single-bay two-storey sacristy to south-east having single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to south-west. Part refenestrated, c.1990. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan (gabled to porch) with decorative red clay ridge tiles, cross finial to apex to north-west, rendered gabled bellcote to gable to south-east (with stringcourse, pointed-arch aperture having cast-iron bell, and rendered coping with cross finial to apex), and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves having iron brackets. Painted roughcast walls (painted rendered, ruled and lined section to ground floor front (north-west) elevation) with rendered channelled piers to corners, cut-stone date stone/plaque, cut-stone plaque, c.1990, and rendered band to eaves. Pointed-arch window openings with rendered sills, rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals, and hood moulding over to first floor front (north-west) elevation on consoles. Fixed-pane leaded stained glass windows. Pointed-arch door openings (including to transepts) with rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals, and hood moulding over to front (north-west) elevation on consoles. Diagonal tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors and double doors. Square-headed window openings to sacristy with rendered sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Set back from road in own grounds. (ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1840 – present.