Watercolour and ink illustration of Church Of The Sacred Heart, Clonbulloge
Illustration of Church Of The Sacred Heart, Clonbulloge

Church Of The Sacred Heart, Clonbulloge

Clonbulloge, Offaly

Catholic

Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 19:00

Tue

  • 19:00

Wed

  • 19:00

Thu

  • 19:00

Fri

  • 19:00

Sat

  • 17:30 Vigil

Sun

  • 10:15

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

About Church Of The Sacred Heart, Clonbulloge

Church Of The Sacred Heart, Clonbulloge was built around 1820. It has a cruciform plan with a seven-bay nave and pebbledashed walls under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, mosaic work and lancet windows.

The building

The church features a west entrance with a pointed-arched rendered canopy, overlight and mosaic above double timber doors. The nave has sprocketed eaves and lancet windows with painted sills, while the eastern end includes pointed-arched windows with limestone block-and-start surrounds. The churchyard is bounded by a pebbledashed wall with ruled-and-lined rendered gate piers having angel finials and cast-iron gates, containing statues and graves of former parish priests.

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

  • Curate Andrei Blaj
  • Curate Seán Hyland

Location & contact

Address

2-10 St., Broughan's Terrace, Clonbulloge, Clonbulloge, Offaly, R45 F640