Church of the Nativity, Ardrahan

Built in 1841 on the site of an older chapel that had also served as a school, the church was erected under Fr Michael Burke. He was later struck by lightning outside the church in 1855 and never fully recovered; a marble plaque commemorates him. Fr P. Geraghty reroofed the church and built a belfry about 1881, later destroyed by a cyclone. Fr Francis Cassidy improved the church between 1884 and 1893, adding a marble and Caen stone altar. Six leaded-light windows were installed by Fr M. Corcoran in 1941. In 1986 the sacristy was repaired and a new presbytery built nearby.