Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. CORK, TULLYLEASE, CHURCH OF ST BERECHEART (CI)

Name: BENSON, JOHN (SIR)
Building: CO. CORK, TULLYLEASE, CHURCH OF ST BERECHEART (CI)
Date: 1858
Nature: Tiny new church with 2-bay rectangular plan, W bellcote, paired lancet windows. Triple window at E end. Picturesquely situated in old churchyard of parish in which are the ruins of the ancient church of St Berecheart. Local brownstone with limestone dressings. Dedicated 3 Sep 1858.
Refs: Unsigned, undated drawing(s) in RCB Library, portfolio 5; B 16, 2 Oct 1858, 665;  Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette1, no. 31 (oCT 1858), 622.