St. Colman's Church, Claremorris
St. Colman's Church, Claremorris — The Church of Saint Colman (in Irish: Eaglais Naomh Cólman) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Claremorris in County Mayo, Ireland. Located in the parish of Claremorris in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam,[1] it is traditionally associated with Saint Colmán and is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel.[2]
The church was designed in an Early English Gothic style by R. M. Butler,[2] and was built between 1904 and 1911.[3] A number of the stained glass windows in the church are associated with the studios of Harry Clarke in Dublin.[3] In the gallery, there is Gothic-style timber panelled pipe organ.[3] The church is included on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Mayo County Council.[4]
Another church within the same parish, the Church of Our Lady, is located at Barnacarroll.[5]
References
- Back to citation "Parish Details - Claremorris". tuamarchdiocese.org. Archdiocese of Tuam. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024. “Churches and Mass Times [.] St Colman's Church Claremorris”
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "St Colman's Church, Claremorris Co. Mayo". mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 "Saint Colman's Catholic Church, D'Alton Street, Clare, Claremorris, Mayo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- Back to citation "Volume 4 - List of Structures on the Record of Protected Structures for County Mayo" (PDF), Mayo County Development Plan 2022–2028, Mayo County Council, p. 3, 2022, retrieved 1 January 2024, “0056 [.] St. Colmans RC Church [.] Claremorris Town and Area”
- Back to citation "Claremorris Parish - Church of Our Lady and St. Colman's Church". claremorrisparish.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
Further reading
- Ó Raghallaigh, Colmán, ed. (2011). Milestones 1911-2011: 100 years of St. Colman's Church & The story of a parish. Claremorris, County Mayo. ISBN 9781899922826. OCLC 774635949.