St Macartan's Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of Monaghan. It was built between 1861 and 1893 and is the only Catholic cathedral in the county. The architect James Joseph McCarthy (1817-1882) was in charge of the works and designed the cathedral in a 14th-century Gothic architectural style.
St. Patrick's Cathedral was built between 1840 and 1904 to replace the medieval St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was recovered by the Church of Ireland during the Protestant Reformation. Construction of the Gothic Revival building began on St. Patrick's Day.
St Macartan's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Clogher. The present cathedral was built in 1295, along with a small chapel or oratory. In 1622 the cathedral was found to be completely ruined and was rebuilt. The present cathedral dates mainly from 1744 when it was rebuilt by the architect James Martin.
St. Patrick-and-St. Felim Cathedral in Cavan is a Catholic cathedral built from 1938 to 1942. The cathedral was built in a neo-classical style by John Sisk & Son, under the direction of the architectural firm W.H. Byrne & Son. The Roman Catholic Church did not officially have a cathedral for three centuries: Cavan Parish Church, the former Catholic Cathedral, did not take this title until 1862.
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