St Mel’s Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Mel is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, located in the town of in Ireland.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
  • Also known as: “Saint Mel’s Cathedral” and “St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longford railway station and St Mel’s College.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , Ireland. Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly– InterCity service. is situated 330 metres south of St Mel’s Cathedral.

School
St Mel's College was an all-boys secondary school in , . In November 2024, plans were announced to merge the school with the local all-girls secondary school, Scoil Mhuire, Longford, to form a new co-educational school to be known as Coláiste Mel agus Mhuire. is situated 340 metres northeast of St Mel’s Cathedral.

Athletics track
was a greyhound racing track located on the south side of , , Ireland. The stadium was a ten-minute walk from the town centre and had a large customer car park. is situated 780 metres south of St Mel’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longford and Moydow.

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Town is the county town of . It's a quiet market town with few attractions of its own, but it's a convenient base for visiting for several prehistoric sites.

Village
is a village on the outskirts of in , . contains an old disused post office, a disused schoolhouse used as a community centre, two pubs, a Roman Catholic church and a disused church. is situated 7 km south of St Mel’s Cathedral.

Village
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is a small village in , . It is situated just off the N5 road near Termonbarry, where the Royal Canal terminates at the . is situated 7 km west of St Mel’s Cathedral.

St Mel’s Cathedral

Latitude
53.72724° or 53° 43′ 38″ north
Longitude
-7.79631° or 7° 47′ 47″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q281026
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“St Mel’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “聖梅爾主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “St Mel’s cathedral, Longford”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت ميل”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Mel de Longford”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Mel de Longford”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Longford”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Longford”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Longford”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Mela w Longford”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Мэла”
  • Spanish: “catedral de Longford”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Mel”
  • Turkish: “St.Mel Katedrali, Longford”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣梅尔主教座堂”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Longford Branch Library and Longford County Library (1st Floor).

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