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Church of Ireland, Abbeyleix, Laois

Architect: John Semple / T.H. Wyatt
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Originally designed by John Semple in 1825, only the western end with his trademark austerity survives. The rest is from 1865 by T.H. Wyatt. Semple's church was vaulted internally in stone.