Annaghdown Cathedral - Window

Scenically located on the eastern shore of Lough Corrib in Co. Galway, Annaghdown is best-known for being the place where St. Brendan, the famous navigator, died around 580 – at a convent founded by his sister Briga. Nothing remains, however, from this early period, and the most significant buildings date from around the year 1200, by which time Annaghdown had become a Cathedral. It remained the seat of a bishop until the fourteenth century. Most important is the ruined Cathedral, with an ornamental north doorway and an east window which is the finest example of its kind in the Romanesque style anywhere in the country.