Turlough Church

Detached three-bay double-height Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1820, on a cruciform plan comprising single-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height shallow chancel to crossing (east); single-bay three-stage tower (west) on a square plan. Reroofed, 1982. Refenestrated, 1996. Replacement pitched fibre-cement slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, lichen-covered drag edged tooled cut-limestone coping to gables on diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on drag edged tooled cut-limestone eaves with cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Fine roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth; fine roughcast surface finish (tower) on rendered chamfered plinth with lichen-covered cut-limestone chamfered stringcourses including lichen-covered cut-limestone stringcourse on double beaded consoles (bell stage) supporting "arrow loop"-detailed crow stepped battlemented parapet having cut-limestone coping. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with cut-limestone sill, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing replacement fixed-pane uPVC window. Pointed-arch door opening (tower) with hardcore gravel-covered threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Lancet window openings ("cheeks") with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing replacement fixed-pane uPVC windows. Square-headed openings (second stage) with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing applied timber mullions on louvered timber fittings. Pointed-arch openings (bell stage) with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing applied timber Y-mullions on louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west); pointed-arch door opening into nave; full-height interior with carpeted central aisle between timber panelled box pews, timber panelled wainscoting, pair of cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (1805; 1845), Gothic-style reading desk with Gothic-style pulpit on an octagonal plan, and carpeted stepped dais to chancel (east) with carved timber communion railing centred on trefoil-detailed Gothic-style altar table. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-limestone capping supporting wrought iron double gates.