Watercolour and ink illustration of Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy
Illustration of Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy

Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy

Templetuohy, Tipperary

Catholic

Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly

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

  • 19:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 11:00

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

About Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy

Sacred Heart Church, Templetuohy was built around 1880 in the Gothic Revival style. It has a six-bay nave, built of limestone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained glass including a rose window, a bellcote and an internal gallery.

The building

The church features a six-bay nave with side aisles, gabled transept-like projections, a chancel and a sacristy. Exterior details include carved limestone eaves brackets, ridge crestings and cross finials on the pitched slate roof. The octagonal bellcote rests on an elaborate corbel forming the keystone of the rose window. Interior elements comprise ornate marble reredos, a marble colonnade supporting a pointed arcade and a timber braced scissors-truss roof.

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

  • Parish Priest Very Rev. Patrick Murphy
  • Assistant Priest, Vicar General Rt. Rev. Mgr. Christy O'Dwyer

Location & contact

Address

Church Ln, Longorchard, Thurles, Templetuohy, Tipperary

Phone

050453114