| St. Brigid's Church, Straffan | |
| Native Name: | Teampall Bhríde, Teach Srafáin |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland County Kildare#Ireland |
| Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 53.3126°N -6.6087°W |
| Location: | Straffan, County Kildare |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Churchmanship: | Roman Rite |
| Website: | https://celstra.ie/ |
| Dedication: | Brigit of Kildare |
| Dedicated Date: | 1786 |
| Functional Status: | active |
| Style: | vernacular |
| Groundbreaking: | 1786 |
| Completed Date: | 1788 |
| Length: | 22m (72feet) |
| Width: | 9m (30feet) |
| Floor Count: | 1 |
| Floor Area: | 200m2 |
| Materials: | limestone, slate, cast iron, stained glass |
| Bells: | 1 (in churchyard) |
| Archdiocese: | Dublin |
| Deanery: | Maynooth |
| Parish: | Celbridge and Straffan |
Saint Brigid's Church is an 18th-century Catholic church in Straffan, Ireland.[1]
St. Brigid's Church is located in the centre of Straffan village, 900 m (½ mile) north of the River Liffey.[2]
St. Brigid's Church bears a foundation stone with the date "1786" and the church was consecrated on 28 August 1788.[3] [4] [5] The gates outside were added .[6] St. Brigid's was renovated in 1913–15, with a Gothic Revival altar in white and red marble added, as well as the stained-glass windows in the west (probably by Joshua Clarke and Sons).
The church was renovated in 1986 and rededicated by Archbishop of Dublin Kevin McNamara.
The church contains:
There is also a two-manual pipe organ. Originally built in Derby in 1914, it was moved to Straffan and rebuilt by Stephen Adams in 2019.[10]
Above the altar is a coved ceiling with acanthus-leaf centrepiece encircled by grape-laden vine tendrils. There are stucco hoodmouldings around the windows with ornamental stops.
St. Brigid's Church is a three-bay Catholic church on a T-shaped plan.[11]