Raphoe Town Clock - St Eunan's Cathedral
St Eunan's Cathedral (also known as Raphoe Cathedral) is one of two cathedral churches of the United Dioceses of Derry and Raphoe in the Church of Ireland. It is located in one corner of the diamond in Raphoe, County Donegal and is dedicated to Saint Eunan (Adomnán of Iona) (627/8 – 704) who was abbot of Iona (679–704). The other diocesan cathedral is St Columb's Cathedral. The Cathedral is rumoured to be connected to Raphoe Castle through a underground tunnel.
Raphoe, historically Raffoe,[2] comes from the Irish Ráth Bhoth, which is made up of the words ráth (fort) and both (hut). This likely refers to clay and wattle huts surrounded with a strong fortified mound.[3] It is believed these huts were built by monks in the early Christian period.
Raphoe is regarded as 'The smallest cathedral city in Europe' and this appears to date back to a petition dated July 15, 1600 to Pope Clement the Eighth from the city of Raphoe.