Watercolour and ink illustration of St. Catherine's Church, Aughrim
Illustration of St. Catherine's Church, Aughrim

St. Catherine's Church, Aughrim

Aughrim, Galway

Catholic

Diocese of Clonfert

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • 09:30

Thu

  • 09:30

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • 19:30 Vigil

Sun

  • 10:30

Times can change on holy days of obligation and over Christmas and Easter; check with the parish before travelling.

About St. Catherine's Church, Aughrim

St. Catherine's Church, Aughrim dates from 1860. It has a four-bay nave, built of squared stone under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a two-stage tower, stained-glass windows, an internal gallery and a marble altar.

The building

The site contains grave markers and is enclosed by cut-stone boundary walls. From the road, a cast-iron staircase climbs the sloping elevated site to the entrance, while the southern gateway has cut-stone square-profile piers with pointed caps and railings.

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.

Clergy

  • Parish Priest Very Rev Gerard Geraghty

Location & contact

Address

Cloonameragaun Aughrim, Aughrim, Galway, H53 C861