Ardfert Cathedral

The Ardfert Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland. Dedicated to Saint Brendan, it was the seat of the Diocese of Ardfert from 1117 to 1663. It is now a heritage tourism site.

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Opening hours: March—September 10:00 AM—5:15 PM
Type: Tourist attraction
Description: cathedral in County Kerry, Ireland
Also known as: “Saint Brendan’s Cathedral” and “St. Brendan’s Cathedral”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Templenahoe.

Templenahoe

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Templenahoe is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardfert and Spa.

Ardfert

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardfert is a village and civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only 8 km from Tralee.

Spa

Locality

Photo: Raymond Norris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spa is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the R558 regional road between Tralee and Fenit, overlooking Tralee Bay. Spa lies in the historical barony of Trughanacmy. Spa is situated 5 km south of Ardfert Cathedral.

Kilmoyley

Hamlet

Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Kilmoyly is in a civil parish of the same name. Kilmoyley is situated 5 km north of Ardfert Cathedral.

Ardfert Cathedral

Categories: cathedral, church, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.32874° or 52° 19′ 43″ north

Longitude

-9.78174° or 9° 46′ 54″ west

Operator

Office of Public Works

Open location code

9C4G86H9+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 853555444

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

Q2039876

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Ardfert Cathedral” goes by many names.

Basque: “Ardfert katedrala”
Dutch: “Ardfert Cathedral”
Finnish: “Ardfertin tuomiokirkko”
French: “cathédrale Saint-Brendan d’Ardfert”
French: “Cathédrale Saint-Brendan d’Ardfert”
German: “Sankt-Brendan-Kathedrale von Ardfert”
Indonesian: “Katedral Ardfert”
Irish: “Ardeaglais Ard Fhearta”
Polish: “Katedra w Ardfert”
Russian: “Кафедральный собор Ардферта”
Spanish: “Catedral de Ardfert”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ardfert Community Centre and Templenagriffin.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 15th Centenary of the birth of St-Bredan and Ardfert.

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