Photograph of Galway St Nicholas
Photo: Gerd Eichmann (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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About Galway St Nicholas

Galway St Nicholas was built around 1320. It has a cruciform plan under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include stained-glass windows, an open timber roof and crenellated parapets. The church stands in its own graveyard.

Notable features

Interior fittings include a sixteenth-century baptismal font, a thirteenth-century tombstone and the elaborately carved canopied Lynch tomb. The south transept retains a raised cruck roof with arch-braced king posts and struts.

Architectural details in this description and profile from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, © Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summarised by Christianity.ie.

Plan your visit

Opening hours

  • Church Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00–17:30; last entry 30 minutes before closing
  • Church Wednesday 11:00–17:30; last entry 30 minutes before closing
  • Church Sunday 13:00–17:30; last entry 30 minutes before closing

Sources: Contact Us • St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church

Clergy

  • Incumbent Very Rev Lynda Peilow
  • Ordained Local Minister Rev Paidi Delaney

Location & contact

Address

Lombard Street, Galway, Galway, H91 PY20

Website

stnicholas.ie