All Saints' Church is a small

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church located in Kilmalooda near Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It was completed in 1858. It is part of Kilgarrife Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Kingsley Sutton is the current rector.

History

The church was commissioned by William Bence-Jones as a memorial to his daughters Alice and Laura, both of whom died in December 1851. Construction began in 1857 to designs by

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, and the church was completed the following year.

Architecture

The church is built in the Middle Pointed English Gothic architectural style. A

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was added to the church . The nave of the church features a

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* * Architecture in Ireland Churches in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 19th-century Church of Ireland church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in the Republic of Ireland 19th-century churches in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-church-stub