St Lappan's Church, Little Island Explained

St Lappan's Church
Country:Ireland
Denomination:Church of Ireland
Architect:Welland & Gillespie; Henry Hill (supint.)
Completed Date:1866

St Lappan's Church is a small Gothic Revival Anglican church located in Little Island, County Cork, Ireland. It was completed in 1866 and is dedicated to Saint Lappan. It is within the Cobh and Glanmire Union of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[1]

History

Built between 1864 and 1866, St Lappan's Church was funded in part by a bequest from a Miss Hester Bury.[2]

It was built close to an earlier church and graveyard, known in some sources as "St Lappan's Churchyard", which had been in ruins since at least the early 19th century.[3] [4]

Architecture

The building was designed by Welland & Gillespie under the superintendence of Henry Hill.[5] The church is made of limestone, and features a prominent spire.[2] The church is built in the Gothic Revival style.[6] The church features several stained-glass lancet windows.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cobh & Glanmire Union . ireland.anglican.org . Church of Ireland . 1 April 2023 .
  2. Book: St Leger, Dr. Alicia. The Church of Ireland: An illustrated history. Booklink. 2013. 978-1-906886-56-1. McAuley. Alicia. Dublin. 370. The Province of Dublin: Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Costecalde. Dr. Claude. Walker. Prof. Brian.
  3. Book: Coleman, James . https://archive.org/details/journalforyear62asso/page/448/mode/1up. Little Island, St. Lappan's Churchyard . 448 . Journal of the Association for the Preservation of Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, Volume VI . Ponsonby & Gibbs, University Press . Dublin . 1905 .
  4. Book: Denis . Power . 1994 . 272 . Archaeological inventory of County Cork. Volume 2. East and South Cork . Archaeological Survey of Ireland . Government Stationery Office . 0707603234 .
  5. Book: Keohane, Frank. The Buildings of Ireland: Cork City and County. Yale University Press. 2020. 978-0-300-22487-0. New Haven and London. 489.
  6. Web site: 11 July 2007. Saint Lappan's Church of Ireland Church, Little Island, Cork . 4 November 2021. buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage .
  7. Web site: 22 July 2008. Little Island, Cork St Lappan St Lappan. 4 November 2021. gloine.ie . Church of Ireland .

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