St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan

Name: St Macartan's Cathedral
Address: 20-26 Old Armagh Rd, Monaghan, Ireland
Telephone: +353 47 81220

#1 among attractions in Monaghan

Top attraction, Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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St Macartan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher in Ireland. It is located in the townland of Latlurcan, Monaghan town in the ecclesiastical parish of Monaghan and Rackwallace. It was built between the years of 1861 and 1893 and is the only Catholic cathedral in the county. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1893 (131 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 54°14'41"N, 6°57'27"W

Address

20-26 Old Armagh RdMonaghan Ireland

Contact

+353 47 81220

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Day trips

St Macartan's Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rossmore Forest Park, Monaghan County Museum, Castle Leslie, Market House.

2 miSW
Park
Rossmore Forest Park
50 min walk • Rossmore Forest Park is a national forest park located in County Monaghan in Ireland run by the Irish States forestry organisation, Coillte.
0.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Monaghan County Museum, Monaghan
17 min walk • Monaghan County Museum is a museum which documents the history of County Monaghan.
5.4 miNE
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Castle Leslie, Glaslough
138 min walk • Castle Leslie, also known as Glaslough House is home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km² Castle Leslie Estate adjacent to the village of Glaslough, 11 km northeast of Monaghan town in County Monaghan, Ireland.
0.6 miW
Museum, Art museum
Market House, Monaghan
17 min walk • The Market House, in Monaghan, Ireland, was designed by Colonel William Hayes of Avondale, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, and stands in the middle of Market Square. Completed in 1792, the building is of five bays in length with the centre three arches projected with a secondary pediment. The outer bays contain blank windows.
5.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Cairnbaine
147 min walk • Cairnbaine, also called Tiredigan Court Tomb, is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Monaghan, Ireland.
5 miNW
Village
Scotstown
128 min walk • Scotstown is a village in the townland of Bough in north County Monaghan, Ireland. Scotstown is located in the parish of Tydavnet, along the Monaghan Blackwater, Scotstown being the village closest to the river's source.
0.9 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Gortakeegan
23 min walk • Gortakeegan is an association football venue in the Republic of Ireland based in Monaghan. It has been the home ground of former League of Ireland club Monaghan United since 1988.