St Lappan's Church is a small Gothic Revival Anglican church located in Little Island,

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. It was completed in 1866 and is dedicated to Saint Lappan. It is within the Cobh and Glanmire Union of the

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History

Built between 1864 and 1866, St Lappan's Church was funded in part by a bequest from a Miss Hester Bury. 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.

Architecture

The building was designed by ''

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. The church is made of limestone, and features a prominent spire. The church is built in the Gothic Revival style. The church features several stained-glass lancet windows.

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