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Tuam Cathedral

Tuam has the reputation of being a very important church centre. St. Jarlath founded a monastery there in the 6th century. To the north west of Tuam Cathedral are the remains of Temple Jarlath with an east window of c.1200.

The Cathedral was built in the 12th century, with the Romaneaque Arch. King Turlough O'Conor of Connaught is credited with the building of the chancel and the triple circular east window of the three lights. The rest of the cathedral is...

The place-name Downpatrick comprises two elements - dun, an early Irish fortified site (on which the present Cathedral was erected), and the name of Ireland's National Apostle. Some say St. Patrick was buried here, but there is no early tradition to substantiate the claim, and the inscribed stone allegedly marking the Saint's burial place just south of the Cathedral dates from as recently as 1900. Indeed, very little is known of the early history of the site until the 12th century, when a churc...

The monastery was founded early in the 7th century by St. Colman son of Duagh, a member of one of the local royal families. It has one of the finest collections of churches in Ireland. The most conspicuous feature is the excellently preserved Round Tower which shares a lean with its more famous counterpart at Pisa.
br> Beside it is the Cathedral, of which the west gable, with its blocked-up flat-headed doorway (11th - 12th century), is the earliest part. The rest of the nave dates largely...

The first evidence of settlement in Limerick is found on Kings Island, and dates back to the Vikings of the 9th century. It was the only river crossing then, and served as a base for raiding local monasteries and Celtic settlements. The English took over the town of Limerick in the late 12th Century, and in 1197 granted a charter declaring Limerick a city. King John, who visited in 1210, ordered that a castle and a bridge (Thomond Bridge) be constructed. Residents of the island city turned...

Saint Mary's Cathedral is situated off High Street in the town of Tuam. Saint Mary's is comprised of three cathedrals; the 12th century cathedral of which only the magnificent Romanesque chancel remains.

The unfinished 14th century cathedral which served as the diocesan Synod Hall and the 19th century Gothic Orevival Cathedral which contains a number of unusual stained glass windows.

The most impressive window is that on the west end which depicts the Transfiguration of Our Lord....

Clogher controlled the only major route between eastern and western Ulster, and its pivotal position in the Clogher valley led some 2,000 years ago to the creation there of a hill-fort on a small hillock close to the modern Bishop's Palace. Excavations proved its significance when imports of pottery and metal work from southern England of c.100 B.C. -A.D. 100 were discovered on the site, demonstrating its extensive trade contacts. In the early years of Christianity in Ireland, Clogher had beco...

The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas, dominates Galway's skyline. It is on the site of the old Galway Gaol - featured in Lady Gregory's 'Gaol Gate'.

Dedicated in August 1965 by the late Cardinal Cushing of Boston, USA, the cathedral is built in cut limestone in a combination of classical and traditional design, and has Connemara Marble flooring....

A medieval town situated on the shores of a beautiful lake which provides facilities for Fishing, Boating and Swimming. Horse Riding Schools, Horse Riding, Ponytrekking, Golfing and Walking are all available.

The town boasts Ireland's only functioning Medieval Moat, a well preserved Medieval Abbey, Medieval Town Gate, a Museum and the Jewel in Ireland's Celtic Revival, St Brendan's Cathedral.

The Cathedral is a treasure house of the Celtic Revival in Sculpture, Stained Glass,...

The first evidence of settlement in Limerick is found on Kings Island, and dates back to the Vikings of the 9th century. It was the only river crossing then, and served as a base for raiding local monasteries and Celtic settlements.

The English took over the town of Limerick in the late 12th Century, and in 1197 granted a charter declaring Limerick a city. King John, who visited in 1210, ordered that a castle and a bridge (Thomond Bridge) be constructed. Residents of the island city...

Down Cathedral built in 1177 and it is said that  the grave of St. Patrick is here.
This is a church of Ireland cathedral built on the site of an old Benedictien monestry....