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

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Butlerstown

Butlerstown, Waterford

Catholic

Diocese of Waterford & Lismore

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

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Tue

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Wed

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Thu

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Fri

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Sat

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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 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Butlerstown

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Butlerstown was built around 1840. It has a cruciform plan with a two-bay nave and rendered walls under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a bell tower, stained-glass windows, a bellcote and crenellated parapets.

The building

The church features a cruciform plan with a double-height nave, transepts, and chancel. A three-stage rubble stone belfry with a bellcote was added around 1890, while single-storey porches were appended to the transepts circa 1940. The site includes a graveyard with cut-stone markers and a freestanding mausoleum dating from approximately 1865.

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

  • Administrator, Vicar General Rt Rev Msgr Pat Fitzgerald

Location & contact

Address

Butlerstown South, Butlerstown, Waterford

Phone

051 372257