St Eugene's Cathedral
- Address
- Great James St New City Centre
- Phone
- tel, info: 028 7126 2894
- tel, info: 048 7126 2894
- Price
- admission free
- Hours
- 09:00-20:30
Lonely Planet review for St Eugene's Cathedral
The Roman Catholic St Eugene's Cathedral was begun in 1851 as a response to the end of the Great Famine, and dedicated to St Eugene in 1873 by Bishop Kelly; the handsome east window (1891) is a memorial to the bishop. The bells of St Eugene's still ring every night at 21:00 as a reminder of the Penal Laws (in force from 1691 until the early 19th century) which forbade Catholics to attend mass and subjected them to a 21:00 curfew.







