The original entrance door to the church has been used in the restoration, as have the original floor timbers, which were taken away and treated. The original beams were also treated and are used in an extremely imaginative way, highlighting the Seamus Heaney Gallery, which is the study and computer area, housing eight computers with internet access, which are all free to the public. The books are laid out in shelves which were specially designed to tone in with the church interior. Every single book in the library is new. There is also an imaginative children's section and a lovely little area where they can sit and peruse their chosen books.
Several crypts are still inside the church, but they amazingly blend into the whole scheme.
The community of Sixmilebridge are understandably thrilled and proud of their amazing achievement in so short a space of time. And so they should be. The County Librarian, Noel Crowley, is extremely proud of the Sixmilebridge library. At night the tower of the church is now illuminated. It shines like a beacon of hope and achievement, telling other communities that if such a mammoth task could be achieved by such a small community like Sixmilebridge, what could larger communities do, to conserve important buildings in their own areas.