The oldest surviving post-Reformation Protestant church in Ireland, it was completed circa 1610.

It is dedicated to Jesus Christ, and was part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross.

[1][2] A chancel and transepts were added by the 1st Earl of Cork in 1625.

[1] Between 1855 and 1856, the church was expanded and remodelled in the Early English style by Joseph Welland.

[1] During this time a new window, organ, tower, and spire were also added.