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Church of the Irish Martyrs — Ramelton Road

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Church of the Irish Martyrs — Ramelton Road
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Freestanding multiple-bay double-height Catholic church on complex regular-plan, built 1994. Projecting hipped tripartite artificial slate roof with pyramidal lantern with copper\lead sheeted spire and cross finial over, comprising yellow brick base, glazing to sides with lead pinnacle, surmounted by lead cross. Band of square-headed glazing to eaves course. Battered concrete walls with coursed sandstone cladding over. Square-headed window openings with rectangular single-pane timber windows and metal security railings. Tripartite projecting porch to east with chamfered ashlar sandstone surround, triangular-headed timber doors, overlight and sidelights. Additional entrances to north and south, comprising pointed-arched timber matchboard doors flanked by glazed panels and with latticed overlights, with projecting ashlar sandstone pillars. Coursed sandstone walls to site, with double-leaf metal vehicular entrance and pedestrian entrance to north. Interior comprising coursed sandstone wall behind altar accessed by marble steps. Coursed sandstone wall surrounding carved sandstone baptismal font with marble coping and cast-iron railings with marine motif, comprising bronze fish to double-leaf gates and undulating horizontal bars above and below spiral motif. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-east of the centre of Letterkenny.

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