Saint Michael's Catholic Church

Church/chapel in Donegal, Ireland, dating from 1965–1975

Freestanding double-height Catholic church (on fan-shaped plan), consecrated 1971, having baptistery, Blessed Sacrament chapel, projecting porch to the north-east, sacristy, confessionals and Marian chapel to perimeter. Sloping felt roof with domed skylight over altar, raised parapet, low felt roof to lower level, projecting concrete beam with spiked chain to south-east. Roughcast rendered walls; smooth rendered walls to rear elevation above clerestory level. Square-headed window openings at clerestory to west having aluminum windows. Square-headed openings to blessed sacrament chapel with splayed interior and coloured glass window inset, timber fixed window to Marian chapel. Square-headed door opening to east with concrete canopy over, and with battened timber doors flanked by etched glass sidelights. Polished concrete floor to interior, timber pews, bronze cross to altar with suspended bronze circular lighting ring over pews. Set back from road in elevated site to the north-west end of Creeslough with Muckish Mountain in the background to the west\north-west. Circular pool to east having spiky chain supported on black painted concrete lintel. Freestanding belfry to the north-east comprising bell metal bell, c. 1917, (from earlier chapel to the north) supported by steel I-beam frame. Squared and snecked rubble stone retaining walls to ramp and entrance plinth with stone paving

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1965–1975

Where:
Donegal, Ireland

Coordinates:
55.12°N, 7.91°W

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