Saint Mary's Church Cemetery - Castlerahan
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Saint Mary's Church Cemetery - Castlerahan

Also known as Castlerahan Church Cemetery

Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland

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  • Get directions Cormeen, Castlerahan, Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan A82 YN44
    Coordinates: 53.82178, -7.17971
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Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, built 1834, with three-bay nave, single-bay transepts, bellcote to chancel, side entrance to gable of west transept, interior extensively renovated 1975. Pitched slate roof with punched terracotta ridge tiles, rectangular ashlar limestone belfry to chancel gable, limestone cross finials, concrete chimneystack to rear of east transept, cast-iron rainwater goods. Limestone eaves course continuing as string course forming pediment to south gable. Coursed random rubble walls with raised dressed limestone block-and-start quoins and raised plinth. Pointed arch leaded stained glass windows having storm glazing. Rectangular window to upper level of south gable, all with raised and chamfered limestone surrounds and tooled sills. Pointed arch door openings to gables, with replacement timber panelled doors, stained glass overlights, and dressed limestone surrounds. Square-headed door opening to chancel with limestone lintel and keystone. Timber ceiling with exposed beams. Graveyard to east, having limestone grotto to south-west. Roughcast rendered boundary walls having wrought-iron gates set in octagonal-profile cut-stone posts with profiled caps.
Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, built 1834, with three-bay nave, single-bay transepts, bellcote to chancel, side entrance to gable of west transept, interior extensively renovated 1975. Pitched slate roof with punched terracotta ridge tiles, rectangular ashlar limestone belfry to chancel gable, limestone cross finials, concrete chimneystack to rear of east transept, cast-iron rainwater goods. Limestone eaves course continuing as string course forming pediment to south gable. Coursed random rubble walls with raised dressed limestone block-and-start quoins and raised plinth. Pointed arch leaded stained glass windows having storm glazing. Rectangular window to upper level of south gable, all with raised and chamfered limestone surrounds and tooled sills. Pointed arch door openings to gables, with replacement timber panelled doors, stained glass overlights, and dressed limestone surrounds. Square-headed door opening to chancel with limestone lintel and keystone. Timber ceiling with exposed beams. Graveyard to east, having limestone grotto to south-west. Roughcast rendered boundary walls having wrought-iron gates set in octagonal-profile cut-stone posts with profiled caps.

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  • Added: 2 Nov 2018
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2675404