Watercolour and ink illustration of St. Mary's Church, Carrigkerry
Illustration of St. Mary's Church, Carrigkerry

St. Mary's Church, Carrigkerry

Carrigkerry, Limerick

Catholic

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 10:00

Tue

  • 10:00

Wed

  • 10:00

Thu

  • 10:00

Fri

  • 10:00

Sat

  • –

Sun

  • 11:00

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

About St. Mary's Church, Carrigkerry

St. Mary's Church, Carrigkerry dates from 1878. It has a single-cell plan with a four-bay nave, built of squared limestone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, buttressed walls and lancet windows.

The building

St Mary's Church is a freestanding gable-fronted structure with a lower gabled chancel to the south and a gabled sacristy to the west. The exterior features dressed snecked limestone walls, cut limestone buttresses, and triple lancet openings with shared hoodmouldings terminating in carved stops. Interior elements include timber trusses in the nave, decorative plasterwork in the chancel ceiling, and timber confessionals to the north.

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

  • Eucharistic AdorationThursday 09:00–09:30

Sources: Ardagh-Carrigkerry Parish – Parish Information

Location & contact

Address

Carrigkerry, Carrigkerry, Limerick

Phone

087-6796217