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St. Mary's Church (Church of Ireland), Athlone | |
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![]() St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Athlone | |
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53°25′25″N7°56′17″W / 53.42374°N 7.93795°W | |
Location | Church Street, Athlone, County Westmeath |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Church of Ireland (Anglican) |
Website | Athlone Union of Parishes website |
History | |
Dedication | St. Mary |
Architecture | |
Completed | c. 1827 |
Construction cost | £2,300 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | Limestone, marble, stained glass |
Administration | |
Province | Dublin and Cashel |
Diocese | Meath and Kildare |
Deanery | Athlone |
Parish | Athlone Union of Parishes (Athlone, Benown, Forgney, Moate, Clonmacnoise) |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd. William Steacy [1] |
St. Mary's Church is a 19th-century Church of Ireland parish church in the town of Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. [2] It is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Westmeath County Council. [3]
St. Mary's Church of Ireland church is situated on an elevated site within Athlone's former town walls. The boundary walls of the site, which has been occupied by a church since at least the 1620s, may contain fabric from the 17th-century town walls. [2]
The present church was constructed c. 1827 beside the belfry of an earlier church. [2] Described in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (published by Samuel Lewis in 1837) as "a neat edifice, with a square embattled tower", [4] its construction was funded by the Board of First Fruits and its design is attributed to Richard Richards of County Roscommon. [3] [5]
It was extended, c. 1869, [2] when James Rawson Carroll added a new chancel to the east. [6]
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Nave, 1822-27 by Richard Richards. Early English apsidal chancel and north vestry, 1869 by James Rawson Carroll