Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam, commonly called Tuam Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam in Ireland.Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam”
- Address: Bishop Street, Tuam
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tuam Town Hall and St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam.
Tuam Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Tuam Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square at Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. It is currently used as a community events venue. Tuam Town Hall is situated 260 metres west of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam
Church
Photo: ClintMalpaso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland. It is located in Tuam, County Galway, in Ireland. St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam is situated 530 metres west of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St Jarlath’s Park
Stadium
St Jarlath's Park is a GAA stadium in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. It is one of the principal stadiums of Galway GAA's football teams. The ground once had a capacity of around 26,000. St Jarlath’s Park is situated 740 metres southwest of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuam and Belclare.
Tuam
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tuam is a town in County Galway, whose religious heritage is the main reason to visit. Tuam means tumulus or burial mound and there was a Bronze Age settlement here, but it was from the 6th century that the town grew as an ecclesiastical centre under St Jarlath.
Belclare
Hamlet
Photo: Jeoun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belclare is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is on the R333 road approximately 7 km from Tuam. It has a little parish church, a small primary school, a shop, pub and post office, a community centre, a GAA pitch and a playground. Belclare is situated 7 km southwest of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Barnaderg
Locality
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnaderg is a village located approximately 10 kilometres southeast of Tuam in eastern County Galway, Ireland. Barnaderg Castle was a 16th-century stronghold of the O'Kelly clan. Barnaderg is situated 9 km southeast of Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51484° or 53° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.84749° or 8° 50′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5HG573+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 629885070OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q1050890
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣母升天主教座堂 (蒂厄姆)”
- Chinese: “圣母升天主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه صعود السيده العذراء مريم”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Ĉielenpreno de la Sankta Virgulino Maria”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Tuam”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Tuam”
- German: “Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Tuam”
- Italian: “cattedrale dell’Assunzione della Beata Vergine Maria”
- Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Assunzione della Beata Vergine Maria”
- Polish: “Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tuam”
- Russian: “Собор Вознесения Девы Марии (Туам)”
- Russian: “Собор Вознесения Пресвятой Девы Марии”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Asuncion de la Santisima Virgen Maria”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María”
- Turkish: “Tuam Katedrali”
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