Ballyforan Roscommon Cemetery

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Ballyforan Cemeteries

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St. Joseph’s Church

Name: Ballyforan Church

• Townland: Ballyforan
• Denomination: RC
• Current Dedication: St. Josephs
• Owner: Church Authorities
• Open: Open

Catholic Parish Ballyforan

• Catholic Diocese: Elphin
• Civil Parish: Taghboy

Date of Opening:

• Description: Burials in lawn to front of church
• Place of Worship attached: Yes

National Mon Ref:

• Record Protected Structure Ref: RPS04700006
• National Inventory Architectural Heritage Ref: Yes

Caretaker: None

• Address: None

Clergy: 090 6623313

• Address: The Presbytery.Four roads, Co. Roscommon.

Register of Burials: No

• Start Date:
• Location: None

Map of Ballyfornan

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, BALLYFORAN, Ballyforan, ROSCOMMON

The present church of St. Joseph was built in 1857

Detached Roman Catholic church, built 1857, with castellated two-stage tower to west, sacristy to east and three-bay nave.

Pitched slate roof with iron cross finial to east gable and cast-iron rainwater goods.

Random coursed cut limestone walls with buttresses to nave. Round-headed window openings with tooled limestone block-and-start surround, stone sills and stained-glass windows. Square-headed door opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surround, replacement timber battened door.

Single-cell nave with square-ended chancel and replacement open timber truss roof. Church set back from road within its own grounds and with various grave markers dedicated to former parish priests. Site bounded by random coursed stone wall. Cut stone gate piers with cast-iron gates and pedestrian wrought-iron kissing gate to west.