Watercolour and ink illustration of St. Nicholas', Churchtown
Illustration of St. Nicholas', Churchtown

St. Nicholas', Churchtown

Churchtown, Cork

Catholic

Diocese of Cloyne

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30
  • 18:00

Tue

  • 09:30
  • 18:00

Wed

  • 09:30
  • 18:00

Thu

  • 09:30
  • 18:00

Fri

  • 09:30
  • 18:00

Sat

  • 18:30 Vigil

Sun

  • 11:30

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

About St. Nicholas', Churchtown

St. Nicholas', Churchtown was built around 1860. It has a four-bay nave, built of squared limestone under a pitched artificial slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, a bellcote and an internal gallery.

The building

This freestanding Roman Catholic church was built c. 1860 and comprises a four-bay nave, a one-bay chancel to the west, and a priest's porch and sacristy to the south. The structure features snecked limestone walls, a pitched artificial slate roof, and an ashlar bellcote containing a cast-iron bell. Interior elements include a marble reredos, altar, rails, and baptismal font, while the site is enclosed by limestone boundary walls within a graveyard.

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

  • AdorationWednesday after Mass until 12:00 noon

Sources: Churchtown-Liscarroll - Diocese of Cloyne

Clergy

  • Parish Priest V. Rev. Eugene Baker

Location & contact

Address

Burton Park, Churchtown, Churchtown, Cork

Phone

086-8031876