Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. LIMERICK, KILBEHENNY, CHURCH (CI)

Name: PAIN, JAMES
Building: CO. LIMERICK, KILBEHENNY, CHURCH (CI)
Date: 1840-44
Nature: New church. 3 bay, rectangular, with bellcote over W gable. Dedicated 17 Oct 1844. Builder: William Tinsley, Clonmel. (Demolished in 1930s)
Refs: Design, signed by James Pain 1840, in RCB Library, portfolio 17 (Design is annotated: 'It is hoped that a porch will be built that can be used as the foundation of a future tower should funds become available. The Countess of Kingston has already given £250.)';   J.D. Forbes, Victorian Architect: the life and work of William Tinsley (University of Indiana Press, 1953), 35; David Lee & Debbie Jacobs, James Pain, architect (Limerick Civic Trust, 2005), 163,323