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This is a list of the tallest structures on the island of Ireland .
Those in Northern Ireland are denoted by a light blue background, the rest are in the Republic of Ireland.
Rank | Name | Location | County | Type | Year completed | Height | Picture |
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1 | St Colman's Cathedral | Cobh | Cork | cathedral | 1914 | 91.4 m (300 ft) | |
2 | St Mary's Cathedral | Killarney | Kerry | cathedral | 1912 | 86.8 m (285 ft) | |
3 | St Patrick's College Church | Maynooth | Kildare | church | 1891 | 83 m (272 ft) | |
4 | St John's Cathedral | Limerick | Limerick | cathedral | 1861 | 81 m (266 ft) [1] | |
5 | St Anne's Cathedral | Belfast | Antrim | cathedral | 1904 | 80 m (260 ft) [2] | |
6 | St Eugene's Cathedral | Derry | Londonderry | cathedral | 1903 | 78 m (256 ft) | |
7 | St Macartan's Cathedral | Monaghan | Monaghan | cathedral | 1893 | 81 m (266 ft) | |
8 | St Finbarre's Cathedral | Cork | Cork | cathedral | 1879 | 73 m (240 ft) | |
9 | St Eunan's Cathedral | Letterkenny | Donegal | cathedral | 1900 | 73 m (240 ft) | |
10 | Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim | Cavan | Cavan | cathedral | 1942 | 70 m (230 ft) [3] | |
11 | St Peter and St Paul Cathedral | Ennis | Clare | cathedral | 1874 | 69 m (226 ft) | |
12 | Sacred Heart Church | Omagh | Tyrone | church | 1899 | 68.6 m (225 ft) | |
13 | Church of Saints Augustine and John | Dublin | Dublin | church | 1874 | 68 m (223 ft) | |
14 | St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda | Drogheda | Louth | church | 1884 | 67.66 m (222.0 ft) | |
15 | St Columb's Cathedral | Derry | Londonderry | cathedral | 1633 | 67 m (220 ft) | |
16 | St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland) | Dublin | Dublin | cathedral | 1191 | 66 m (217 ft) | |
17 | St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) | Armagh | Armagh | cathedral | 1904 | 64 m (210 ft) | |
18 | St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic) | Belfast | Antrim | church | 1877 | 63 m (207 ft) [4] | |
19 | St George's Church | Dublin | Dublin | church | 1813 | 61 m (200 ft) | |
20 | St. Marys Church of Ireland | Carlow | Carlow | church | 1834 | 59.5 m (195 ft) [5] |
Entries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk, the others being in the Republic of Ireland.
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