A church erected with financial support (1823) from the Board of First Fruits (fl. 17111833) representing an important component of the early nineteenthcentury ecclesiastical heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one attributed (1824) to the little known John Meason of Wexford (RCB), confirmed by such attributes as the standardised navewithentrance tower plan form, aligned along a liturgicallycorrect axis; the "pointed" profile of the openings underpinning a contemporary Georgian Gothic theme with the chancel defined by a restrained "East Window"; and the obelisktopped battlements embellishing the tower as a picturesque eyecatcher in the landscape. Having been reasonably well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the deconsecrated interior where contemporary joinery; and wall monuments signed by Thomas Kirk RHA (17811845) of Dublin and Thomas Fagan (d. 1894) of Sallystown, all highlight the considerable artistic potential of a church making a pleasing visual statement in a rural street scene.

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