All Saints Parish Church
All Saints Parish Church was constructed in 1596 and is considered to be Ireland's finest Elizabethan Gothic ecclesiastical building. It is one of the oldest parish churches in Northern Ireland, still in use. Previously, it used to be the spiritual home of the Clotworthy and Massereene Families.
About this building
The Massereene Family has greatly contributed to the construction of the church. The tower, funded by the Board of First Fruits and designed by John Bowden, was added to the church in 1816. The church has several funerial monuments, R A Flaxman being the finest one. Further, the Massereene Chapel has turned into the unoffical Royal British Legion Chapel for the town. The history of the church goes back to the medieval times. The ancient burial ground where the church is sited serves as an evidence for the same.