Galway Cathedral

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Lording over the River Corrib, the imposing Galway Cathedral was dedicated by the late Cardinal Richard Cushing of Boston in 1965. The cathedral's full name is the unwieldy Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, but its high, curved arches and central dome have a simple, solid elegance, as well as superb acoustics that are best appreciated during an organ recital. Program dates are posted on the cathedral's website.

From the Spanish Arch, a riverside path runs upriver and across the Salmon Weir Bridge to the cathedral.