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Mullagh, Church of Ireland
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A country parish church set in the idyllic surroundings of the lakeside with the ruins of the earlier church known as Templekelly beyond and a backdrop of mature trees. Built for £1,107 with a loan from the Board of First Fruits, and possibly designed by architect John Bowden, the church is a small but well-preserved example of the Church of Ireland churches dating from a building boom funded by the Board in the early years of the nineteenth century. Despite its modest-scale the building successfully employs the typical elements of the hall-and-tower type reduced to their simplest from. The church exterior survives almost intact, displaying historic window joinery of high quality alongside stone finishes and detailing, which contribute to a building of distinctive architectural character, further enhanced by a landscape setting of particular quality.
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In 1868, the parish of Mullagh contained the following places:
"MULLAGH, a parish, post-office and market village, in the barony of Castlerahan, county Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles E.S.E. of Virginia, its post town. It is 5 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. The surface includes some bog and mountain, but the greater part is good soil. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Kilmore, value £108, in the patronage of the Incumbent of Killinkere. The church was built by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1819. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, a Sunday and four daily schools. Lake View is the principal residence. There is a police station in the village, where petty sessions are held. Friday is market day. Fairs are held on the last Fridays in January, March, May, July, September, and November."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018
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