The Altar Church, Church of Ireland building in Toormore, County Cork, Ireland.

The Altar Church is a Church of Ireland building in Toormore, County Cork, featuring a cruciform design with a double-height nave, single-storey transepts, and a rendered belfry on the western side. The structure sits within a graveyard enclosed by stone walls, accessed through cast-iron gates and rendered gate piers.

The church was built in 1847 as a famine relief effort, led by Rev. William Allen Fisher, a local priest and landowner who named it "The Church of the Poor". All work was done by hand, including carrying locally quarried stone, so that the poorest could earn wages and farmers with horses and carts were excluded. Fisher is said to have converted as many as five hundred people to Protestantism.

The church has carried several names: the Poor Man's Church, Teampol na Muck (Church of the Pigs), Fisher's Church and now the Altar Church. Its Irish name, Teampol na mBocht, was given by Rev. William Allen Fisher himself. Straight triangular tops on the door and window openings, and triangular shapes inside and out, come from the unqualified workforce that built it by hand.

The building sits alongside an active graveyard, so visitors should approach with respect for the burial ground. Access is available through the marked entrance gates, and visiting during daylight hours lets you appreciate the full architectural details.

This structure remains the only Church of Ireland building with an official Irish name, Teampol na mBocht, which means Church of the Poor. The name honors the original purpose of serving the poorest members of the community during their time of greatest need.