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Saint Mary's Church (Mohill)

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Saint Mary's Church (Mohill)
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Board of First Fruits style former Church of Ireland church, built c.1815 on the site of an earlier building. Three-bay nave with single-bay vestry to north side, four-stage entrance tower to west end with pinnacles and half-octagonal chancel to west end. Pitched slate roof with coping and cast-iron rainwater goods and with cross finials to gables. Roughcast render to walls with rendered plinth. Rendered walls with stone string courses and channelled ashlar quoins to tower. Replacement timber double door and overlight to drop-arched opening with tooled stone surround and hood moulding. Traceried and latticed stained glass windows to nave and transepts within tooled drop-arched surrounds with sills and traceried three-light window to chancel. Blind and louvred windows and clock to tower. Church surrounded by graveyard with variety of grave markers. Site bounded by stone wall with squared piers and cast-iron gates.
This Board of First Fruits Church is situated on the site of a former abbey, which is of archaeological significance. The attractively designed church is enhanced by its imposing tower with dressed ashlar. Artistic embellishments include stained glass and traceried windows. The grave markers, which vary in date, are of technical, social and artistic importance.

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