Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin)

Church/chapel in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1640–1660

Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c.1650, renovated 1835, comprising three-bay nave with single-storey chancel to side (east) and four-stage bell tower to side (west), added c.1870. Pitched slate roofs having projecting limestone eaves courses to nave and chancel. Rendered gable copings to nave. Hipped slate roof to bell tower with cast-iron weather-vane, having stepped yellow brick eaves course with modillions. Cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods throughout. Rubble limestone walls with partial remains of lime render, recent rendered walls to rear (south) and side (east) elevations of nave and chancel having batter to corners of nave. Rendered wall to rear elevation of bell tower at lower stages having red brick quoins, yellow and red brick banding and oversailing yellow brick string course below upper stage and rubble limestone and red brick buttresses. Rendered buttress to rear (south) elevation. Clock (installed 1876) to front elevation of bell tower at third stage. Round-headed window openings with stone and render sills to nave and chancel. Raised render reveals and dressed limestone voussoirs to front elevation openings of nave. Plate limestone tracery to nave and chancel windows, containing round-headed windows in paired arrangements to nave and triple arrangement to chancel, surmounted by oculus windows. Lead-lined stained glass windows throughou

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1640–1660

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.66°N, 8.70°W

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