St Brendan's Cathedral
St Brendan's Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway. Close by, Dunsandle Castle is 7.5 km away, one of 9 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages.
Cathedral in Loughrea
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#125 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Loughrea
St Brendan's Cathedral is inside Loughrea’s urban area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
For warmth, aim for June to September (17–19°C highs in Loughrea).
St Brendan's Cathedral
Cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
In Loughrea, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- in Loughrea
Getting to St Brendan's Cathedral
St Brendan's Cathedral is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Loughrea’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns near St Brendan's Cathedral
By population, Loughrea leads the 6 with 6,322. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Loughrea
Craughwell
Athenry
Killimor
Compare the 6 towns
Each has its own page of things to do.
Also within reach
9 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 museums and 2 visitor farms among them.
CastleDunsandle Castle7.5 km away2MuseumMuseumLoughrea Cathedral100 m away3CastleCastleCaherkinmonwee Castle9.6 km away4CastleCastleIsert Kelly Castle11 km away5Visitor farmVisitor farmLeahy Beekeeping5 km away6Visitor farmVisitor farmTuroe Pet Farm6.1 km away7MuseumMuseumWoodville House and Walled Garden7.1 km away8MuseumMuseumFinnerty's Mills8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit St Brendan's Cathedral
Where is St Brendan's Cathedral?
St Brendan's Cathedral is in Loughrea, Galway, inside the town’s urban area.
What is St Brendan's Cathedral?
Cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is St Brendan's Cathedral?
St Brendan's Cathedral has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #125 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit St Brendan's Cathedral?
June to September are the warmest months in Loughrea, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St Brendan's Cathedral?
Within 15 km: Dunsandle Castle (7.5 km), Loughrea Cathedral (100 m), Caherkinmonwee Castle (9.6 km) and Isert Kelly Castle (11 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- St Brendan's Cathedral: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunsandle Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).