Tours of St. Laserian’s Medieval Cathedral

Old Leighlin Cathedral, with over 1400 years of continuous Christian service - this is the site where Easter time began in 630AD and where one of the five sacred trees grew in pre-Christian times. Explore this fascinating medieval cathedral, with its many colourful characters down through the centuries.
Learn about a Cryptic Crypt, a fortress church, a letter to the pope about the 'wild Irish', how Easter was calculated and the synod of 630AD, a unique sedilia, druids, hermits, saints, a bishop murdered by his archdeacon, modern spies, a WW2 pilot, horse trainers, geology, grave slabs with mistakes and of course its beautiful stained glass windows.
Guided tours from 12pm to 4pm on selected dates.
Contact Carlow Tourism for additional opening times.