St Lappan's Church, Little Island

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]

St Lappan's Church
51.9014°N 8.3529°W / 51.9014; -8.3529
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Architecture
Architect(s)Welland & Gillespie; Henry Hill (supint.)
Completed1866

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

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