All Saints' Church, Kilmalooda Explained

All Saints' Church is a small Gothic Revival Anglican church located in Kilmalooda near Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It was completed in 1858. It is part of Kilgarrife Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Kingsley Sutton is the current rector.^[1]

History

The church was commissioned by William Bence-Jones as a memorial to his daughters Alice and Laura, both of whom died in December 1851. Construction began in 1857 to designs by James Piers St Aubyn, and the church was completed the following year.

Architecture

The church is built in the Middle Pointed English Gothic architectural style. A bell tower was added to the church .^[2] The nave of the church features a stained glass lancet window designed by John Milner Allen, depicting the Ascension of Christ.^[3]

References

Sources

• Book: Keohane, Frank . The Buildings of Ireland: Cork City and County . Yale University Press . 2020 . 978-0-300-22487-0 . New Haven and London . 461–462.
• Book: St Leger, Dr. Alicia . The Church of Ireland: An illustrated history . Booklink . 2013 . 978-1-906886-56-1 . McAuley . Alicia . Dublin . 374 . The Province of Dublin: Cork, Cloyne and Ross . Costecalde . Dr. Claude . Walker . Prof. Brian.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Kilgariffe Union . 2022-06-30 . United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
2. Web site: 31 August 2009 . All Saints Kilmalooda Church of Ireland Church, KILMALODA, CORK . 2022-06-15 . Buildings of Ireland . en-US.
3. Web site: Window - W09 - Kilmalooda, All Saints - Gloine - Stained glass in the Church of Ireland . 2022-06-30 . www.gloine.ie.