Photograph of St Joseph's Church, Clifden
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St Joseph's Church, Clifden

Clifden, Galway

Catholic

Archdiocese of Tuam

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • –

Thu

  • –

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • 19:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 11:30

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

About St Joseph's Church, Clifden

St Joseph's Church, Clifden was built between 1875 and 1891. It has a four-bay nave, built of rubble limestone under a pitched artificial slate roof. Notable features include a bell tower, an internal gallery, a marble altar and window tracery.

Notable features

The nave has a timber barrel-vaulted ceiling, while the chancel and porch have panelled vaulted ceilings, the latter with moulded plasterwork. Tooled limestone piers support the aisles, and the chancel contains a sculpted marble reredos dated 1907.

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

Confession

  • Saturdays at 18:30 in Clifden Church

Sources: Sacraments

Location & contact

Address

Westport Road, Clifden, Galway

Phone

095 21251