Watercolour and ink illustration of St Joseph's Church, Ballyforan
Illustration of St Joseph's Church, Ballyforan

St Joseph's Church, Ballyforan

Ballyforan, Roscommon

Catholic

Diocese of Elphin

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About St Joseph's Church, Ballyforan

St Joseph's Church, Ballyforan was built in 1857. It has a three-bay nave, built of limestone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a two-stage tower, stained-glass windows, an open timber roof and buttressed walls.

The building

The church features a castellated two-stage tower to the west and a sacristy to the east. It is constructed of random coursed cut limestone with buttresses and a pitched slate roof topped by an iron cross finial. The site is bounded by a stone wall with cut stone gate piers and cast-iron gates. Grave markers dedicated to former parish priests are located within the grounds.

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 Francis Beirne

Location & contact

Address

Ballyforan, Roscommon, H53 V026

Phone

090-6623313