St Kiernan, Templekelly, Mullagh, Roman Catholic

The church is dedicated to St. Killian, who was born in Mullagh in 640 AD and travelled to Germany as a missionary becoming the apostle of Franconia in northern Bavaria. Revd John Conaty, local parish priest and amateur architect, is credited with its design while Thomas Magennis was the contractor. The church demonstrates an appreciation for the scale and height of medieval Gothic architecture which characterised the Gothic Revival of late nineteenth century churches, but retains many of the more superficial decorative features typical of the earlier part of the century, associated with the Church of Ireland churches built in that period. It is one of the best examples of this trend in Catholic church building in the area. The church is prominently located beside the road and gives strong definition to the area's character.

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