placenamesTooraneena
Tuar an Fhíona
A cruciform church and its graveyard form a landmark in Tooraneena.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Tuar an Fhíona · Irish · main form
- Tooraneena · English · main form
Place & story
Old form and later alterations
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church has a cross-shaped plan, with transepts opening from the nave and a shallow chancel beyond. A stone bellcote rises over the entrance gable. Extensive alterations around 1965 replaced roof coverings, windows and doors and rearranged the interior, while retaining much of the building’s earlier form. The interior includes timber galleries in the transepts, carved pews and stained glass; cut-stone memorials surround the church in its graveyard. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tooraneena. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Tooraneena, record 22901304 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.