Galway Cathedral

Galway Cathedral

View to the main altar

Nave of the cathedral

The Galway Cathedral ( Cathedral Assumption of Mary and St. Nicholas , English Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas , Irish Ard-Eaglais Mhaighdean na Deastógála agus San Nioclás ) is the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh in the Irish city ​​of Galway . Construction began in 1958. On August 15, 1965, the cathedral was consecrated by Cardinal Richard Cushing .

history

Since 1484 the collegiate monastery of St. Nicholas in Galway had been given quasi-episcopal rights. In the 16th century, the English royal family pushed through the Reformation in Ireland . The Catholic faith was only allowed to be practiced underground . It wasn't until the middle of the 18th century that this ban was relaxed and the Catholic community was able to build a small parish church on Middle Street . With the establishment of the Diocese of Galway in 1831, the parish church was raised to the status of a procathedral . But it was not until 120 years later, after a long collection and saving, that construction of the representative cathedral could begin. Pope Pius XII personally participated in the planning.

architecture

The Cathedral of Galway has the form of a classical basilica to cross floor plan. The portal is flanked by two small bell towers, and a mighty octagonal dome rises above the crossing . The gray-black, unplastered stone is characteristic of the exterior and interior . The nave and choir cover flat coffered barrel vaults .

The cathedral is influenced by several architectural styles: Romanesque (construction and arches), Byzantine architecture (dome and mosaics) and Gothic ( rosettes ).

organ

Organ on the gallery

The organ on the west gallery was built in 1966 by the organ builder Rushworth & Dreaper (Liverpool) and reorganized from 2006–2007 by the Irish organ builder Trevor Crowe. The instrument has 59 registers on three manuals and a pedal . The action actions are electro-pneumatic, the stop actions are electric.

Organ disposition

I main work C – c 4 Double diapason 16 ′ Open diapason 8th' Fugara 8th' Harmonic flute 8th' Stopped diapason 8th' Principal 4 ′ Spitz flute 4 ′ Twelfth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Fifteenth 2 ′ Flood 2 ′ Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Mixture IV trombone 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Clarion 4 ′ Tremulant

II Positive C-c 4 Principal 8th' Pipe flute 8th' violoncello 8th' Dolce 8th' Octave 4 ′ Paddock flood 4 ′ Fifteenth 2 ′ Scharff III trombone 8th' Cromorne 8th' Bombard 16 ′ Bombard 8th'

III Swell C – c 4 Bourdon 16 ′ Open diapason 8th' Hollow flood 8th' Gemshorn 8th' viola 8th' Viola celeste 8th' Principal 4 ′ Hollow flood 4 ′ Gemshorn 4 ′ Gemshorn 2 ′ Mixture III Bassoon 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' oboe 8th' Vox humana 8th' Clarion 4 ′ Tremulant

Pedals C – g 1 Sub bass 32 ′ Open wood 16 ′ Open diapason 16 ′ Violone 16 ′ Sub bass 16 ′ Octave 8th' violoncello 8th' Bass flute 8th' Fifteenth 4 ′ Flood 4 ′ Twentysecond 2 ′ Mixture IV Bombard 16 ′ trombone 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Clarion 4 ′

• Coupling: I / II, III / I, III / II; I / P, II / P, III / P

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

Commons : Galway Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Network presence of the Cathedral (English)
• Information of the diocese (English)

Coordinates: 53 ° 16  '31.1 " N , 9 ° 3' 27.1"  W.