St. Mel's Cathedral
St. Mel's Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. It lies inside the urban area of Longford. Top of the 6 other places within 15 km is Cathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh, 9.4 km off.
Cathedral in Longford
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#73 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Longford
St. Mel's Cathedral is inside Longford’s urban area. 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.
Weather through the year
Expect highs of 17–20°C in Longford from June to September.
St. Mel's Cathedral
Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages. On the county map, it is in County Longford.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 11 languages
- Town
- in Longford
- Official site
- longfordparish.com
The essentials
Locating St. Mel's Cathedral
Spot St. Mel's Cathedral in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Longford’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near St. Mel's Cathedral
Of the 8, Longford is the largest, at 10,952 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Longford
Newtownforbes
Killashee
Termonbarry
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St. Mel's Cathedral is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longford | It’s in town | 10,952 | 1 |
| Newtownforbes | 4.2 km northwest of it | 851 | 1 |
| Killashee | 7.6 km southwest of it | 247 | 0 |
| Termonbarry | 8.9 km west of it | 699 | 0 |
| Ballinalee | 11 km northeast of it | 395 | 0 |
| Drumlish | 11 km north of it | 1,124 | 1 |
| Keenagh | 11 km south of it | 753 | 2 |
| Edgeworthstown | 13 km east of it | 2,199 | 2 |
Combine it with these
Our list has 6 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about St. Mel's Cathedral
Where is St. Mel's Cathedral?
St. Mel's Cathedral is in Longford, Longford, inside the town’s urban area.
What is St. Mel's Cathedral?
Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
How well known is St. Mel's Cathedral?
St. Mel's Cathedral has 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #73 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit St. Mel's Cathedral?
June to September are the warmest months in Longford, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St. Mel's Cathedral?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh (9.4 km), Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre (13 km), Abbeyderg Abbey and Graveyard (10 km) and Creative Ardagh (10 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 (1)
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).