
What is recorded here
Freestanding gable-fronted double-height church, built c. 1840, with gabled entrance porch, bellcote, six-bay nave elevations, advanced confessional and projecting sacristy. Originally Church of Ireland church sited at Ballyvaughan, dismantled and reconstructed as a Roman Catholic church on present site, 1943. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, gable copings and cut-stone bellcote. Chimneystack to sacristy. Snecked limestone walls with quoins. Lancet openings with cut-stone architraves and replacement uPVC windows. Pointed arch opening with cut-stone architrave, timber matchboard door and strap hinges. Cut-stone gate piers set in irregular coursed stone walls to site.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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Photo: Mac McCarron · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0