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The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam, commonly called Tuam Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam in Ireland. The Archdiocese covers half of County Galway, half of County Mayo, and part of County Roscommon, Ireland. The original architect was Dominic Madden, who also designed Ballina Cathedral and Ennis Cathedral. The Tuam Cathedral was soon regarded as one of the finest examples of early Gothic revival in Ireland, and of Madden's major work. The foundation stone was laid on 30 April 1827, but work came to a halt for some time due to a lack of funds. Archbishop Kelly took a keen interest in the work of building the cathedral. Madden abruptly left the project in 1829 after being told that his planned chancel would have to be reduced in size because of a lack of funds. For a while, the cathedral committee themselves supervised the work until the appointment of Marcus Murray. The cathedral was completed to his revised plan. Murray’s son William was responsible for the tower, the high altar and the gateway. The glazing of the cathedral was in progress in 1832, and Archbishop Kelly had employed Michael O’Connor of 80 Dame Street, Dublin, ‘to prepare a beautiful stained-glass eastern window which will cost £240. Archbishop Kelly lived to see the cathedral roofed and all but finished by the time of his death in 1834. Because it was not ready for use, Archbishop John MacHale (1791-1881) was enthroned in the old pro-cathedral. He supervised the construction of the tower and dedicated the completed cathedral on 18 August 1837. The cost, at the end of December 1837, was the very low figure of £14,204 0s 5d, due to ‘minute attention to economy.’ Tuam Cathedral is built of limestone in the style of Decorated Gothic. The three-story west tower is 43m high and surmounted by eight richly pinnacles rising above the parapet, which is enriched with open tracery. The tower clock was installed in 1859. Ther
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