Situated in wild and beautiful countryside on the west coast of Ireland, Kilgallán is a former Church of Ireland chapel, built in 1836. Kilgallán has been converted into a romantic, comfortable and atmospheric home.

It stands on a large site, surrounded by rolling Mayo hills, near the Atlantic Ocean. While little is recorded about its history, we do know that in 1901 the belltower was struck by lightning causing significant damage and precluding its use as a place of worship. The church languished, unused, for almost a hundred years. During this time what was left of the roof was removed for tax reasons, leaving little more than a shell, soon taken over by animals and vegetation.

The church was converted to a 4- bedroom house by Architect Andrew Lohan and featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs, where it was described by Kevin McCloud as  'the best Church conversion I have ever seen'.

Andrew Lohan can be contacted at:

DesignSpace@AndrewLohan.com    or    www.AndrewLohan.com

The Grand Designs TV Programme can be watched here: