Photograph of St. Cronan’s, Roscrea
Photo: Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)

St. Cronan’s, Roscrea

Roscrea, Tipperary

Catholic

Diocese of Killaloe

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 10:00

Tue

  • 10:00

Wed

  • 10:00

Thu

  • 10:00

Fri

  • 10:00

Sat

  • 10:00
  • 18:30

Sun

  • 11:30

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

About St. Cronan’s, Roscrea

St. Cronan’s, Roscrea was built around 1855. It has a cruciform plan with a six-bay nave, built of squared sandstone under a pitched artificial slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, crenellated parapets and buttressed walls.

The building

St Cronan’s is a freestanding cruciform-plan Catholic church built c.1855. It comprises a six-bay nave with side aisles, two-bay transepts, and a chancel with a bow-plan apse. The west front features a central porch flanked by polygonal turrets with spirelets. Snecked sandstone walls are detailed with string courses, modillions, and buttresses. The interior includes an arcade of polygonal columns and a decorative cast iron roof structure.

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.

Plan your visit

Prayer and devotions

  • Divine MercyEvery Thursday at 5 pm in St. Cronan’s Church during Benediction.

Sources: Groups - StCronansCluster

Location & contact

Address

Bóthar an Chlochair, An Pháirc Mhór, Roscrea, Tipperary

Phone

0505-31835