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St. Nicholas Collegiate Church | |
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53°16′22″N 9°03′13″W / 53.27277°N 9.05366°W | |
Location | Galway |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Church of Ireland |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.stnicholas.ie |
History | |
Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
Administration | |
Province | Dublin |
Diocese | Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe |
Parish | Galway |
Clergy | |
Rector | Lynda Peilow |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Mark Duley |
The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas (Irish: Eaglais Choláisteach San Nioclás) is a medieval church building in Galway, Ireland,. It is a collegiate church and the parish church of St. Nicholas Church of Ireland parish, which covers Galway City. It was founded in 1320 and dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of seafarers, in recognition of Galway's status as a port. The monumental work of Irish genealogy, the Leabhar na nGenealach was produced here in 1650 by Duḃaltaċ MacḞirḃisiġ (Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh).