An attractive early nineteenth-century Church of Ireland church, built in a Gothic Revival-style, which retains its early form, character and fabric. Although now vacant, its salient features remain intact. This church is of a more elaborate form than is more typically found in rural Westmeath, as is the standard of the cut limestone detailing. This finely-executed limestone detailing creates an interesting textural variation with the plain rendered walls. The layout of this church is typical of the standard hall and tower church, which were built in great numbers, particularly between 1808-1830, using loans and grants from the Board of First Fruits (1722-1833). These small, simple, but well-built churches have become almost iconographic features of the rural Irish countryside. Lewis (1837) records that this church was completed in 1834 at a cost of £1370, of which £1000 was a gift from the Board of First Fruits and the remainder from Rev. Chas Vignoles of nearby Cornaher House to the southeast. The attractive landscaped grounds, the robust boundary wall and the ornate gateway with highly decorative cast-iron gates complete the setting of this charming rural church.
You do NOT have to go inside the church walls this is a quick park and grab. Byop please.