Christ Church is a

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church located in Kilbrogan, Bandon,

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. The oldest surviving post-Reformation Protestant church in Ireland, it was completed circa 1610. It is dedicated to

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, and was part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. It is currently in use as the West Cork Heritage Centre.

History

The oldest church in Bandon, Christ Church is also the earliest surviving post-

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purpose-built Protestant church in Ireland, having been built by English settlers when they founded the town of Bandon. A

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and

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s were added by the 1st Earl of Cork in 1625. Between 1855 and 1856, the church was expanded and remodelled in the Early English style by Joseph Welland. During this time a new window, organ, tower, and spire were also added. The church was deconsecrated in 1973. Upon its closure, most of its fittings were removed and transferred to the larger Anglican church in Bandon, St Peter's Church.

Architecture

The church was described as being among the finest Protestant churches in Ireland in 1933.

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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