St Laserian’s Cathedral

St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Co Carlow, Ireland
Also known as: “Ardeaglais Naomh Molaise”, “Cathedral Church of St. Laserian”, “Old Leighlin Church (C of I)”, “St Laserian’s Cathedral, Old Leighlin”, and “St Laserians Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Laserian’s Well and Leighlinbridge Castle.

St Laserian’s Well

Spring

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St Laserian’s Well is a spring, which is situated 210 metres west of St Laserian’s Cathedral.

Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 3 km east of St Laserian’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Leighlin and Leighlinbridge.

Old Leighlin

Village

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Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence.

Leighlinbridge

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Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Royal Oak

Village

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Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Bagenalstown, and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk. Royal Oak is situated 4½ km southeast of St Laserian’s Cathedral.

St Laserian’s Cathedral

Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.73609° or 52° 44′ 10″ north

Longitude

-7.02562° or 7° 1′ 32″ west

Operator

Church of Ireland

Open location code

9C4JPXPF+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 519548319

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cathedral

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q2942374

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“St Laserian’s Cathedral” goes by many names.

French: “cathédrale Saint-Laserian de Leighlin”
French: “Cathédrale Saint-Lasérian de Leighlin”
Irish: “Ardeaglais Naomh Laserian”
Russian: “Собор Святого Ласрена”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Leighlin Graveyard and Old Leighlin Post Office.

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