*Location:

   North tower
   St.Patrick's Cathedral (R.C.)
   Cathedral Road at English Street
   Armagh, co.Armagh, Northern Ireland
   OS Ref. H 876 454
   LL: N 54.35244, W 6.65857

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page (County is wrong; other data are correct.)

*Carillonist:

   Georges Minne, cathedral organist

*Contact:

   Ara Coeli
   Cathedral Road
   Armagh  BT61 7QY
   T: (028)3752 2045   F: (028)3752 6182
   E: admin@aracoeli.com

*Schedule:

   Cambridge quarters

*Remarks:

   Overhauled by Taylor in 2003, with new
   clavier to America 2000 specification
   for original range (but 2 more pedals).
   The oldest intact Taylor carillon
   in the world.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 39 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C D 38/    A#G   
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The present keyboard was installed in 2003
     by Taylor       
   Prior history:
     In 1921, the complete instrument of 39 bells was installed
       with bells made by Taylor      
       Keyboard range was:     C D 38/    A#F   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: Q4    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2003

The Website of the Archdiocese has a photomontage of the twin-spired facade; unfortunately, the Main Menu page doesn't present a visible menu to some Web browsers; and even when it does, it might not work.  If you can get past that to the Virtual Tour, the history does not mention bells, but the 60-degree view of the front of the cathedral shows most of the towers.  The Cathedral history does not mention any bells

The Armagh Parish has responsibility for the building, and its Our Churches page has a photo of the front of the cathedral.

British Carillon Society page (no photo)

WCF Website article on renovation of this carillon, with photos

A church services Website gives a brief aerial view of the building before jumping to a current Webcam.

A page of photos of the Cathedral

A city page pictures the cathedral from a town street.

In a large photo of the front of the building, the "north" tower is probably on the right (and would more accurately be called "northeast").

An article about the cathedral, from MSN Encarta, has a side view of the building on its hilltop.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in this region.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Northern Ireland.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/12/31
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/04/12