St Mary's Cathedral, Elphin,"A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 is a former cathedral in Ireland.irelandxo
It was formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Elphin,"Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland" Vol 4 p116Cotton, H: Dublin : James Charles & Son, 1878 and then a joint cathedral in Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. It was founded by St. Patrick and destroyed during the Rebellion of 1641."The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p65: London, SPCK, 1932 It was rebuilt during the time of Bishop John Parker.Gilbert, J. T., rev. by Jason McElligott, 'Parker, John (d. 1681), Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004) It has lain ruined since 1957.GCatholic
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