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Clonfert Cathedral

Clonfert Cathedral is a cathedral of the in , in . Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Clonfert and then one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe, it is now one of five cathedrals in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Ireland
  • Also known as: “Saint Brendan’s Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Offaly Power Station.

Power station
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The was a large peat-fired 135 MW power station in from 2005 to 2020, in . The station was capable of generating up to 153 MWe of power, thus ranking as the largest peat-fired power station in the country. is situated 4 km north of Clonfert Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clonfert and Shannonbridge.

Locality
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is a small village in east , Ireland, halfway between and . The village gives its name to the Diocese of . Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the , Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.

Village
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. is situated 4½ km north of Clonfert Cathedral.

Village
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, historically known as Donanaghta, is a village in , Ireland. It is on the R356 regional road 12 km west of the Banagher bridge over the . is situated 7 km southwest of Clonfert Cathedral.

Clonfert Cathedral

Latitude
53.24068° or 53° 14′ 26″ north
Longitude
-8.05846° or 8° 3′ 30″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Clonfert Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “克朗弗特座堂”
  • Dutch: “Clonfert Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “St Brendan’s Cathedral”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Clonfert”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Brendan de Clonfert”
  • French: “monastère de Clonfert”
  • French: “Monastère de Clonfert”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Brendano”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Brendano”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Catedral de Clonfert”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clonfert abbedi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clonfert Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Clonfert abbedi”
  • Russian: “Клонфертский собор”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Clonfert”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Clonfert”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grave of Saint Brendan and Clonfert House.

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