Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Tuar Mhic Éadaigh [Toormakeady]

Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1833, on a cruciform plan comprising three-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). Reconstructed, 1950-1, producing present composition. Renovated, 1987, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles terminating in galvanised steel Cross finials to apexes, drag edged limestone ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote (east) framing embossed cast-iron bell, decorative bargeboards to gables, slightly sproketed eaves, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards on roughcast eaves. Roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Round-headed window openings with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Round-headed "Trinity Windows" in round-headed "bas-relief" recesses (transepts) with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Square-headed window openings to chancel (east) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on square leaded glazing bars. Round-headed "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front in round-headed "bas-relief" recess with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with choir gallery (west) on chamfered cast-iron pillars below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (----), central aisle between quatrefoil-detailed timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----) with stained glass memorial "Trinity Windows" (----) to transepts, cut-veined white marble wall monuments (ob. 1840; 1888), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (east) reordered, 1987, with cut-veined white marble arcaded communion railing centred on inlaid cut-veined white marble altar, and polygonal vaulted ceiling in timber frame on stepped cornice. Set in landscaped grounds.