1223 – St. Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, Co. Kildare
St. Brigid’s Cathedral, most recently rebuilt in the 19th century, stands on the original site of the nunnery founded by St.
St. Brigid’s Cathedral, most recently rebuilt in the 19th century, stands on the original site of the nunnery founded by St.
The 32-m (round tower in Kildare is the second tallest in Ireland. The tower was most likely rebuilt in the 12th century onto the granite block foundation of the original structure dating from the sixth or seventh century.
Believed to have been built to replace an earlier and similar structure, as John Rocque’s map of 1757 shows a market house in the same location.