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Gems of Architecture

ST BRIGID’S CATHEDRAL, KILDARE

By Damian Murphy The ecclesiastical origins of Kildare date back to the late fifth or early sixth century and the foundation of a monastery by St Brigid, whose church was described by Cogitosus (fl. c. 650) as ‘very lofty, adorned with paintings [and] containing three oratories’. The original church survived sixteen assaults by the Vikings … Read more

Categories Gems of Architecture, Issue 1 (January/February 2026), Volume 34
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