Ballaghaderreen Cathedral

Ballaghaderreen Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy.

Ballaghaderreen is a market town in County Roscommon. It is the see town of the small Catholic diocese of Achonry which comprises parts of Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.

Even before, but particularly after, Catholics attained religious emancipation in Ireland in 1829 following centuries of suppression after the Reformation, they began to build stone churches. As their confidence grew, so also did the size of their churches. Because there are so many of these churches still in use throughout Ireland, there is a tendency to overlook their quality and attractions.
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