St. Kieran's Church

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St.Kieran's Roman Catholic church, Castledaly, County Westmeath .
Detached Roman Catholic church, built 1875, having a seven-bay nave with flanking side aisles to the north and south having clerestory over and a canted apse to the south. Projecting single-storey sacristy to the east end of chancel (south).
An interesting and well-built late nineteenth-century Roman Catholic church, constructed in a subdued Gothic idiom, which retains its early form and character. The finely executed stonework attests to the excellent craftsmanship available at the time of construction. This is rather an unusual church to find in such a rural location and it is of a form that is more commonly found in the expanding late nineteenth-century suburbs of the cities and larger towns. This building has a very appealing open interior, which has a light, bright and airy feel and this helps to create the impression, when inside this church, that this is a more substantial structure. St. Kieran's Church is a worthy addition to the architectural heritage of Westmeath and is a feature building in the Castledaly area, being built on a rise in a prominent location in the rural landscape. The wrought-iron gates and railings complete the setting.