1820 – St. John’s Priory, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Priory with medieval roots, much of the original church was demolished or incorporated into this small parish church.
Priory with medieval roots, much of the original church was demolished or incorporated into this small parish church.
Donated by the Church of Ireland to Carlingford this restored medieval church (the former Church of the Holy Trinity) is also known as the Holy Trinity Heritage Centre.
Centred in the middle of Mount Street Crescent, St Stephens’ is better known to Dubliners as the Peppercanister due its distinctive spire.
A prominently sited church which acts as a landmark in the village. According to Edward McParland, in James Gandon: Vitruvius Hibernicus (1985),
Constructed on a site donated by the Earl of Pembroke and funded a grant by the Board of First Fruits,
Church building readily identifiable as the work of Semple with later interior decoration from the early twentieth century –
Originally a simple rectangular building of roughcast stone, ornamented with cut granite and a square tower, measuring 68 feet by 28 feet.
In 1827, a new parish church, officially titled ‘New Whitechurch’, was consecrated, blessed and opened for public worship by the Archbishop of Dublin.
Designed by Richard Richards, an architect and builder from Roscommon, to the usual Board of First Fruits plan.
Built in 1827 on the site of the original St Munchin’s church replacing a medieval church.