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To the left of the church, there is a plaque, inscribed in Latin, on the
boundary wall. The plaque mentions that Fr Patrick McDonnell P.P. built
the church in 1814. Dean Patrick McNamara, who succeeded Fr McDonnell
as parish priest in 1824, is also mentioned on the plaque as a church
bell was purchased for the church in this year. The church was renovated
in 1824.
© Altar in Shanagolden Church
In the porch of the church there is a wooden statue of Mary and Child
with the inscription "Mater Dei, Ora Pro Nobis". There is also
a picture of the original church in the porch together with a list of
the subscribers to the church that was published in the Limerick Gazette
on August 9 1814.
A plaque on the left-hand side of the church is in memory of three former
parish priests of the parish; Fr Mortimer Collins (died January 1857),
Fr James Synan (died May 4 1877) and Fr John Mulqueen (died January 5
1894). All of the church windows are of a plain design.
Michael O'Connor of Mullough donated the altar rails. To the left of
the main altar there is a statue of the Sacred Heart while on the right
of the altar there is a statue of Mary. Over the main altar there is a
crucifix.
© Statues in Shanagolden Church
In the right transept there is a shrine to Our Lady of Perpetual
Succour while in the left transept there is a shrine to the Crucifixion
to the memory of Alice M. O'Brien.
Buried in the grounds of the church are:
 Gerard
Canon Enright, Parish Priest, Died 23rd October 1990
Canon
Liston, Parish Priest, Died 10th December 1921
William
Canon Fitzgerald, Parish Priest, Died 1st August 1935
Michael
Donor, Parish Priest, Died 26th March 1909
Archdeacon
Frederick Rice, Parish Priest, Died 15th April 1970
John
Canon Rea, Parish Priest, Died 26th July 1948
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