The present Parish of Crossabeg comprises the older Parishes of Artramont, Kilpatrick and Tykillen. Artramont was dedicated to St. Brigid, the ruins of the church can still be seen along with the graveyard in Artramont and St. Brigid's Well is a short distance away. Kilpatrick (Cill Phadraig) as the name indicates, was dedicated to St. Patrick, and was appropriated in the 13th century to the priory of Glascarraig. The ruins can still be seen in the demesne of Saunderscourt. The Romanesque doorway once belonged to the church of St. David at Ballinaslaney in the present Parish of Oylegate. Fr. Redmond Roche, P.P. of Crossabeg 1789-1819 is buried in this graveyard and St. Patrick's well is located in the adjacent field. Tykillen (Tigh Cilian) was named after St. Killian - Irish Bishop and martyr. Only a few overgrown stones mark the outline of St. Killian's Church in the centre of the now closed graveyard. St. Killian's well is located five miles away on the road from Crossabeg to Ballymurn. St. Killian's feast day is celebrated on July 8th and this is traditionally associated with Patron day in Crossabeg with Masses and prayers being said in the graveyards on the Sunday nearest July the 8th. In more recent times the Patron day was fixed for the first Sunday in July but, since 2002 has been held on the first Saturday in July with Mass at 7.00pm. This change was necessitated by the change in the G.A.A. calendar which has fixed the Leinster Senior hurling final in Croke Park for the first Sunday in July. The old church in Crossabeg was built in 1765, but was burned in the aftermath of the 1798 rebellion on 24th June, 1799. It was rebuilt in 1803 and remained in use until the new (present) church was opened in 1914. The site of this church is marked by the Calvary in the lower section of the present graveyard in Sion, Crossabeg which was erected and blest in 1934 following the demolition of the old (Fr. Dixon's) Parochial House. The foundation stone for the new church was blest and laid by the Bishop Most Rev. Dr. Browne on August 25th 1912 along with a sealed bottle containing newspapers and coins of the period together with a record of the ceremony inscribed on parchment in both Latin and Irish: "For the Glory of God. James, Bishop of Ferns in the 28th year of his rule, for the greater glory of God and the good of religion, laid the Foundation stone of the Roman Catholic Church of Crossabeg and placed it under the patronage of Saints Patrick, Brigid and Killian." Thus the old medieval parishes of Kilpatrick (Saunderscourt), St. Brigid (Artramont) and St. Killian (Tykillen) were united. The new church was completed and opened on Sunday, August 2nd 1914. The total cost was £6,244.00 including all furnishings, stained glass windows etc. The woodwork was executed by Mr. J. Shipley of Blackwater, a master craftsman. The church is a handsome Gothic - style stone building with granite quoins and limestone dressings. There is a small window at each side of the main door and a belfry surmounts the entrance gable. Over the entrance are three lancet windows lighting the choir gallery.