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Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1829 and extended 1859 - 62, comprising a two-bay nave, stepped three-stage tower (on square-plan) attached to the centre of the entrance gable (west) with ashlar spire over (on octagonal-plan) and having chancel extension to the east, added 1859 – 62, with polygonal apse. Projecting vestry attached to the north-east end of nave. Pitched natural slate roof to nave with projecting cut stone eaves course (brought across gable ends as stringcourse), and with cut stone chimneystack to the east end. Pitched and hipped artificial slate roof to chancel. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to nave and tower; cut stone plinth course to tower. rubble stone construction to chancel, apse and vestry. Chamfered cut stone plinth course to apse. Clasping stepped cut stone buttresses to the east end of nave having sloping cut stone coping over. Pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of nave (north and south) having plain ashlar surrounds, ashlar sills and timber Y-tracery windows with cast-iron windows. Leaded stained glass window to the south-east window opening to nave. Pointed-arched window openings to west elevation and to west elevation of tower at first stage level having plain cut stone surround, cut stone hoodmouldings and cast-iron multi-paned window to tower opening; blind openings to west gable of nave. Pointed-arched window openings to chancel having cast-iron windows, cut stone plate tracery, and having quatrefoil opening to head. Round/oculus openings to tower at second stage level having cut stone surrounds and timber louvered vents; pointed segmental-headed/Tudor-arched openings to tower at belfry level having cut stone surrounds and timber louvers. Pointed-arched door opening to the south face of tower having cut stone surround, cut stone hoodmoulding, replacement timber door, and with overlight now infilled with battened timber fittings. Cut stone threshold to door. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-east of Killybegs town centre. Graveyard to site with collection of mainly nineteenth-century gravemarkers, both recumbent and upstanding, and some surrounded by iron railings. Rubble stone boundary walls to site. Main entrance gateway to the south-west comprising a pair dressed ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capstones over, and having pair of wrought-iron gates.
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