St Marys Catholic Ch

In Doneraile, set back off street line. Rectangular church (long axis ESE-WNW), 7 bay with round headed windows. Ornate ashlar limestone entrance front (ESE) with pedimented gable dated 1827, carved pinapples atop corner butresses. Rectangular doors on either side of central wide rectangular door, in between are small niches for stoups; central round headed first floor window with niches in side bays. Wooden gallery at ESE end, decorative plaster cornice and ceiling rose. Replaced near by thatched chapel (Shine, 1989, 57). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

St Mary's Catholic Church in Doneraile was built in 1827, designed in a classical style with an ornate ashlar limestone entrance front featuring a pedimented gable and carved pinapples. It is significant as an example of early 19th-century Catholic church architecture in Ireland, reflecting the period's revival of religious building following Catholic Emancipation.