The Cathedral Church of St Flannan, Killaloe ( ) is a
cathedral
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of the
Church of Ireland
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in
Killaloe, County Clare
Killaloe ( ; ) is a large village in east County Clare, Ireland. The village lies on the River Shannon on the western bank of Lough Derg and is connected by Killaloe Bridge to the "twin town" of Ballina on the eastern bank of the lake.
The ...
in
Ireland
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.
Previously the cathedral of the
Diocese of Killaloe
The Diocese of Killaloe ( ) may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland (Anglican) diocese, in Ireland.
Roman Catholic diocese
The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.
It comprises the ...
, it is now one of three cathedrals in the
United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. The Dean of the Cathedral is the Very Reverend Roderick Lindsay Smyth who is also
Dean of Clonfert,
Dean of Kilfenora
The Dean of Kilfenora was based at the Cathedral Church of St Fachnan (also known as St Fachtna) in Kilfenora, Clare in the small Diocese of Kilfenora within the Church of Ireland. It is probable that the Dean and Chapter were established aroun ...
and both Dean and Provost of
Kilmacduagh
Architecture
Killaloe Cathedral dates from the transition between the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The front is decorated with arabesque ornaments. On the north side of the cathedral is a small oratory or chapel of a date far prior to the cathedral; and probably the original sanctuary of the holy man who founded the abbey. Its roof is very deep, and made entirely of stone; it has a belfry, and two doorways to the east and west.
In the bell tower is a chime of eight bells cast by Matthew O'Byrne of Dublin in 1896. The heaviest bell weighs just over 500 kilograms.
Recent restoration
A £200,000 restoration project involving the repair of a Romanesque doorway and the reconstruction of a 12th-century high cross, was completed in 2001. The Kilfenora Cross, embedded in the walls of the Gothic cathedral in the 1930s, is once again free-standing. The imposing 12-ft monument is now in the nave of the building.
Restoration project for St Flannan's Cathedral
Burials
* John Rider (bishop)
Gallery
File:KillaloeCathedralRomanesqueDoorway.jpg, Romanesque doorway
File:KillaloeCathedralHighCross.jpg, Killaloe High Cross
File:Killaloe Stone with Ogham and runic inscriptiion - Killaloe-Stein mit Ogham- und Runeninschrift.jpg, Killaloe Stone - front view with runic inscription
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File:Killaloe Stone with Ogham and runic inscription - Killaloe-Stein mit Ogham- und Runeninschrift 02.jpg, Killaloe Stone - side view with Ogham inscription
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See also
* Dean of Killaloe and Clonfert
The Dean of Killaloe is based at the Cathedral Church of St Flannan in Killaloe in the united diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. The Dean of Killaloe is also Dean of St Brendans, Clonfert, Dean of Kilfenora, ...
* Ennis Cathedral
References
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Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe
Anglican cathedrals in the Republic of Ireland
National Monuments in County Clare
Killaloe
Pre-Reformation Roman Catholic cathedrals