Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of Tuam ( Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Irish Ard-na Eaglais Deastógála Maighdine Beannaithe ) is the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam in Tuam , Ireland . It is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival in Ireland.
Building history
Oliver O'Kelly , Catholic Archbishop of Tuam , commissioned Dominic Madden to build a Catholic cathedral in Tuam, after the Saint Mary's Cathedral of the 14th century under Elizabeth I, the Anglican fed worship and the public Roman Catholic worship was banned for two hundred years . The foundation stone was laid on April 30, 1827. The main building material was limestone. In 1829 Madden left the project because his planned choir had to be downsized for financial reasons. The construction work was then directed by Marcus Murray. Construction of the cathedral was completed on August 18, 1837. The three-story tower is 43 meters high. In 1859 the tower clock was installed.
Architecture and equipment
The cathedral is a neo-Gothic hall church with a transept . The three-aisled nave is twenty meters wide and spanned with net vaults. The high altar is by Michael O'Connor. There are many beautiful stained glass windows in the cathedral. The organ dates from 1933.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 30 ′ 53.5 " N , 8 ° 50 ′ 51" W.