1878 – St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam, Co. Galway
Architect: Thomas Newenham Deane
This, the third Cathedral to be built in Tuam,
This, the third Cathedral to be built in Tuam,
In the late 19th century urgent repairs to the existing St.
Sited on a hillside above the south channel of the River Lee,
Originally erected for the city Corporation in 1704-06,
A simple Church of Ireland sited on one of the two highest points in Ballybay,
Seapatrick Parish can trace its history back to the 5th century when tradition has it that St Patrick camped overnight to rest on his journey from Downpatrick to Armagh.
Selected after an architectural competition,
An earlier church,
The Church of Ireland built a fine gothic church with red sandstone trim to designs by Sir Thomas Drew who produced two alternate designs,
In 1881, Arthur Edward Guinness,