St Murdoch’s Cathedral

St Murdoch’s Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala in Ireland. It is placed at the financial institution of the River Moy in Ballina, County Mayo. It is likewise the parish church of the parish of Kilmoremoy. It is a detached six-bay double-height building on a cruciform plan comprising 4-bay double-height nave which opens into single-bay double-height transepts all focused on single-bay double-top chancel. The cathedral's production was initiated with the aid of Bishop John MacHale 1791-1881 who served as the Bishop of Killala from 1825-1834 and the of completion of the cathedral in 1834, coincided along with his translation to the Archdiocese of Tuam.

The spire become finished in 1855 to the designs of the prestigious architect James Joseph McCarthy and similarly embellishment persisted at some stage in the 19th century. The stone turned into quarried locally and the roof and ceiling have been finished earlier than the Great Famine of 1845. The spire become completed in 1855 and by means of 1875 the organ had been installed.