Galway Cathedral

Visited April 2015: «I believe it is the youngest Cathedral in Ireland»
It is a one way street to get into the Cathedral, and, on the first try, our turn was block by a large tour bus. There was a fee to park in the parking lot, and to use the toilet. The Cathedral was built in 1965, so the architecture is fairly new, modern, but still has some classical cathedral appeal to it. There is a chapel with mosaic tiles of US President Kennedy. It happened to be the 50^th Anniversary of the Cathedral, so there was a history wall about it.

This was an unexpectedly stunning church. The outside is fairly unassuming, but the inside contains some impressive stained glass. Of interest to other Americans is a memorial to JFK. They have a really good shop, which many churches lack.

You wouldn’t guess from the outside how stunning this cathedral is from the outside, but when you go in it will easily take your breath away. The stained glass windows are stunning, especially when the sun is shining through them. There are lots of little sections of the cathedral worth checking out and it’s in a lovely location, right on the water. It’s huge as well, much bigger and grander than I expected. Great for photo taking opportunities!

Von außen eher unscheinbar. Innen ist die Kathedrale sehr hell mit Marmor so weit das Auge reicht und zwar die Umrandung des Altars sowie alle Fussböden. Die Holzdecke ist aus roter amerikanischer Zeder, sollte man sich nicht entgehen lassen.

This cathedral is fairly modern. It is very spacious and the height adds grandeur and gravitas to the place. The cathedral is build out of a mid grey brick. It is very clean inside and outside. The furniture inside is classic cathedral fare — sold, stolid not glitzy, functional. Compared to many continental cathedrals the interior is decidely plain and indeed mundane. One of the more curious things about the cathedral is in the anti chapel north side of the cathedral. There on can see two stained glass windows of exceptional historical interest. There is an image of Padraig Aonrai MacPhiarias (did I spell that right?). He was the self-​appointed President of the Irish Republic from 20 April to 26 April 1916 — I presume he tendered his reisgnation as President of the Provisional Government he surrendered his sword to General Maxwell. His initials are there on the window (PP) not his name. He is wearing an olive green Irish Volunteers uniform. John F Kennedy is also depicted on another window. Neither of them was models of Catholicism. Indeed Pearse was probably excommunicated automatically for being in the IRB.

Lieu emprunt de silence et de recueillement attention il y a des horaires car il y est célébré des messes. Levez la tête vous serez surpris et leurs statues sont très colorées et respectées. a visiter et regarder légerement sur la gauche quand vous sortirez de la cathédrale de galway il y a une femme qui sort d’un mur c’est pas une vrai c’est une sculpture magnifique