Inch Church History
Inch Church was constructed in 1831 and built in an early English architectural style. The church seats 300 people. The building is immensely strong, with buttresses inside and out.
The church is enhanced with a tower and pinnacles. This simple style, harking back to the simple early mediaeval building was widely adopted by the Church of Ireland in the early 19th century.
At the time, the church cost £800 to build and the money was provided from the Board of First Fruits, an ancient fund raising structure that was adopted by the Church of Ireland to provide money for church and rector buildings.
The interior of the church is in a simplistic and non-embellished type. There are two memorial windows. The main alter window is English in origin and was inserted as a memorial to Lieutenant George Brooke who was killed in the First World War.
The other memorial window is to the memory of Eva Augusta Elizabeth, Madam O’Morchoe. A great War Roll of Honour hangs at the back of the church which contain 17 names.