Experts' Choice Award Saint Mary's Cathedral
What the experts agree on
Limerick's oldest building blends 12th-century Romanesque elements—including a striking western doorway—with 15th-century additions. Look for ornate black-oak misericords and a pre-Reformation altar inside this converted medieval palace.
“The oldest building in Limerick, the Anglican Cathedral was built in 1168.”
– Michelin Guide
Frommer's "Building is much newer than that, but still contains a 12th-century Romanesque doorway, a pre-Reformation stone altar, and a huge stone slab said to be the coffin lid of Donal Mor O'Brien's grave." Full review
Lonely Planet "Parts of the 12th-century Romanesque western doorway, nave and aisles survive, and there are splendid 15th-century black-oak misericords (for supporting 'clerical posteriors') in the Jebb Chapel" Full review
Fodor's "The city's oldest religious building. Once a 12th-century palace—pilasters and a rounded Romanesque entrance were part of the original structure—it dates mostly from the 15th century." Full review
