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also contributed designs for metalwork and woodwork. The foundation stone was laid on 10 October 1897 and the structure was completed in 1902; most of the interior features date from the first decade on the twentieth century with the exception of the stained glass windows which continued to be
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and that of the cathedral's decorative scheme are inextricably connected. Among the studio's first orders were three apse windows, in 1903, for the new cathedral and virtually all of the studio's artists such as
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artifacts of any single building in Ireland. Its most noteworthy feature is the extensive collection of stained glass windows by the Dublin-based
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An Túr Gloine Stained Glass Windows and Mosaic Stations of the Cross in St Brendan's Cathedral, Loughrea, County Galway
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studio. There are also twenty-four embroidered banners, mostly depicting Irish saints as well as vestments by the
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The Rediscovery of Ireland's Past: the Celtic Revival, 1830–1930
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and now hangs inside St Brendan's Cathedral in Loughrea.
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unpublished PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin, 1991
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Loughrea Cathedral

St Brendan's Cathedral is located in Loughrea
St Brendan's Cathedral is located in Ireland
53°11′49″N 8°34′00″W / 53.1970°N 8.5666°W / 53.1970; -8.5666
Loughrea
County Galway
Ireland
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Tuam
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Clonfert
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert
Celtic Revival
An Túr Gloine
Dun Emer Guild
John Hughes

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