St Eugene's Cathedral, Londonderry, United Kingdom

St Eugene's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Fundraising for the building of the cathedral took place from 1840. Work began on the construction of the cathedral in 1849.

Money was raised not just in Derry and Ireland, but also in America where around £4,000 was raised. The architect commissioned to design the cathedral was James Joseph McCarthy who had already built numerous cathedrals across Ireland. The plan of the cathedral is a simple neo-Gothic expression.

The cathedral was officially opened on 4 May 1873 by the then Bishop of Derry, Francis Kelly. The project to build the cathedral's bell tower and spire was postponed, as no funds were available for the project. At first the cathedral's windows were made of plain glass due to lack of funds. It was not until the late 1890s when stained glass windows were installed. Work on the bell tower and spire began on 13 August 1900, with the building contract awarded to Courtney and Co from Belfast. Work was completed on 19 June 1903.

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Declan Dillon (6 months ago)
Derrys beautiful cathedral worth a visit and perfect for a photo.

Ninh Ly (11 months ago)
COOL CATHEDRAL! One of the things I like about Catholic Cathedrals is that they're open most of the time to visit for a prayer or something. This is one of the nicer ones in the city, some very interesting relics and artefacts inside. It's free to go in, so worth about 15 minutes of your time to explore.

Margaret McMonagle (12 months ago)
Beautiful Christmas Eve Mass with their excellent choir ages from 5 to 16. At the end of the mass the priest invited all the children who were excited about Santa to come up to the alter to sing Away In A Manger, just so moving watching them sing

Mary Lea (2 years ago)
Beautiful church. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed every Tuesday, but a lovely place to go to Mass or spend Holy Hour under any circumstances. The priests at the parochial house next door are always available and incredibly supportive.

Peggy Bailey (2 years ago)
Absolutely a stunning chapel that needs to be seen. if you do the wall tour, balance it out and go to the on Box side find those, and just walk, and visit this church!

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