Watercolour and ink illustration of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portroe
Illustration of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portroe

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portroe

Portroe, Tipperary

Catholic

Diocese of Killaloe

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • 09:30

Thu

  • 09:30

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 10:00

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

About Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portroe

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portroe was built in 1872. It has a five-bay nave, built of limestone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, a bellcote and an open timber roof.

The building

The principal pointed-arch entrance has double-leaf timber-battened doors and an overlight set in a carved limestone doorcase with a hood moulding and block-and-start surround. The sacristy has both pointed-arch and flat-headed doorways with chamfered limestone surrounds.

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.

Location & contact

Address

Garrymacteige, Portroe, Portroe, Tipperary