Visit Saint Brendan's Church (Loughrea Library)

Heritage Open Doors Event - visit St. Brendan's Church which is now Loughrea Library. Constructed in 1825 and originally in use as a Church of Ireland Church within the town of Loughrea, Co. Galway. The Church is a cut stone cruciform building best described as gothic revival in style and was named after the patron saint of Clonfert St. Brendan. Memorials within the building include white marble plaques to the Clancarty (Trench) family along with memorials to the Persse family of Roxborough and the Burke family of Ballydugan.
Today St. Brendan's has been restored for use as a beautiful public library by Galway County Council who took responsibility for the building in 1991. The Library opened to the public in January 2001.