Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. TYRONE, KILSKEERY, CHURCH (CI)

Name: UNKNOWN ARCHITECT
Building: CO. TYRONE, KILSKEERY, CHURCH (CI)
Date: 1790
Nature: 'The church, an elegant structure in the Early English style, with a square tower surmounted by an octagonal spire, was built in 1790, at an expense of £1060, defrayed by the Rev. Dr. Hastings;  the original spire was taken down and the present one erected in 1830, at the expense of the parish.'(Lewis)
Refs: Samuel Lewis, A Topographical dictionary of Ireland (1837), II, 210; illus. in Clergy of Clogher  (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), 66(illus.);  also illus.in Claude Costegalde & Brian Walker, The Church of Ireland: an illustrated history (2013), 

Name: ELLIOTT, THOMAS [2]
Building: CO. TYRONE, KILSKEERY, CHURCH (CI)
Date: 1890a
Nature: Restoration of church dating from 1790, incl. new roof & pews, flooring, heating, vestry, east window. Contractor: M. McClelland, Derry.
Refs: IB 32, 1 Apr 1890, 87; Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 502;  Claude Costegalde & Brian Walker, The Church of Ireland: an illustrated history (2013), 151(illus.).