St Patrick's Cathedral Dundalk Co.Louth

Our Marriage will take place in St Patrick Cathedral at 1 o'clock in Dundalk town.

St Patrick's Cathedral is in Dundalk Co.Louth which is situated near the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland. This breathtaking Church is where I will be getting married in July 2009. Feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you think.

St Patrick's Cathedral, Dundalk, Co.Louth.

Designed by Thomas Duff on the model of King's College Chapel, Cambridge. As at Armagh Cathedral, Duff died before completion and the interior was completed by J.J. McCarthy. The later tower of 1903 was modelled on another English church, this time Gloucester Cathedral by G.C. Ashlin.

It was proposed to build the tower further down, half-way along the nave so as to conserve the grand Cambridge-like main façade, but the work involved in altering the church to accommodate it proved unfeasible.

J.J. McCarthy completed the interior after the death of Duff - in 1860 when work resumed after the Irish Famine. McCarthy was commissioned to design the high alter and reredos. He also designed a memorial to a Reverend Coyne which was sculpted by Thomas Kirk. G.C. Ashlin was responsible for the later Italian mosaics in the chancel as well as the design of the pulpet and various embellishments to the interior.

Directly across the road from St Patrick's is a fantastic wee pub called The Century Bar. This bar has lots of character and I've been told serves up a great pint of Guinness. A couple doors down is McGeough's bar and restaurant which does great grub. So if you have some time to spare before the 1 o'clock service, why not pop into one of these bars.

Images and information taken from http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/louth/dundalk/index.html

http://www.ireland-guide.com/establishment/quaglinos_at_the_century.3867.html