St Canice's Cathedral (Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh))

Ireland / Kilkenny / Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh)
 cathedral, Roman Catholic church

St Canice's Cathedral was built between 1202 and 1285 on the site of a 6th-century monastery said to have been founded by St Canice himself. The cathedral replaced a succession of earlier churches, one of which presumably gave the surrounding town its name (Kilkenny = "Cill Chainnigh" = church of Canice).
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Coordinates:   52°39'24"N   7°15'26"W
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