Watercolour and ink illustration of Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill
Illustration of Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill

Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill

Birdhill, Tipperary

Catholic

Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:25

Tue

  • 09:25

Wed

  • 09:25

Thu

  • 09:25

Fri

  • 09:25

Sat

  • 19:45 Vigil

Sun

  • 09:30

Times can change on holy days of obligation and over Christmas and Easter; check with the parish before travelling.

About Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill

Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill was built around 1890. The church is built of squared sandstone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a bell tower, stained-glass windows, an internal gallery and an open timber roof.

The building

The freestanding gable-fronted structure features four-bay side elevations to the nave, a polygonal apse, and a sacristy to the northeast with a recent extension. Coursed snecked sandstone walls are detailed with cut limestone quoins and chamfered pointed arch block-and-start surrounds. The interior contains an exposed arch-braced queen-post truss roof and a carved timber gallery at the entrance end.

Architectural details in this description and profile from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, © Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summarised by Christianity.ie.

Clergy

  • Assistant Priest Very Rev. Joseph Delaney
  • Parish Priest Very Rev. John O'Keeffe

Location & contact

Address

Chapel Hill, Birdhill, Birdhill, Tipperary

Phone

061 379172