Watercolour and ink illustration of St John the Baptist, Kilburn
Illustration of St John the Baptist, Kilburn

St John the Baptist, Kilburn

Kilbrin, Cork

Catholic

Diocese of Cloyne

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • 09:30

Thu

  • 09:30

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • –

Sun

  • 10:00

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

About St John the Baptist, Kilburn

St John the Baptist, Kilburn dates from 1832 and is built in the Gothic Revival style. It has a single-cell plan with a five-bay nave and rendered walls under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, an internal gallery and buttressed walls.

Notable people

Father Con Scully, parish priest of Ballyclough and Kilbrin, built this church. The structure is prominently sited on an incline, presenting a strong silhouette in the landscape. It features a freestanding bell tower to the west and a boundary defined by square-profile cut limestone piers with carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates set in rubble sandstone walls.

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 V. Rev. Micháel Leader

Location & contact

Address

Knockballymartin, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Cork

Phone

022-27650