St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh

St Colman's Cathedral
Ardeaglais Naomh Chólmáin
Cathedral of St Colman
St Colman's Cathedral
51°51′05″N 8°17′37″W / 51.8515°N 8.2936°W / 51.8515; -8.2936Coordinates: 51°51′05″N 8°17′37″W / 51.8515°N 8.2936°W / 51.8515; -8.2936
Location Cobh, Ireland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website cobhcathedralparish.ie
History
Status Cathedral
Consecrated 12 August 1919
Architecture
Style Neo-Gothic
Years built 47
Groundbreaking 30 September 1868
Completed March 1915
Construction cost £235,000
Specifications
Tower height 90 m (300 ft)
Materials limestone
Bells 49 (four-octave carillon)
Tenor bell weight 3  long tons 12 cwt 0 qr 0 lb (8,064 lb or 3.658 t)
Administration
Parish Cobh Cathedral
Diocese Cloyne
Province Cashel
Clergy
Bishop(s) William Crean

The Cathedral Church of St Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne. It overlooks Cork harbour from a prominent position. Construction began in 1867 and was not completed until over half a century later due to increases in costs and revisions of the original plans.

Construction

The architects were Edward Welby Pugin and George Ashlin; construction began in 1867.[1] When Pugin died in 1875, Ashlin took on the services of a Dublin architect, Thomas Aloysius Coleman, to assist him in the completion of the project. The clerk of works was Charles Guilfoyle Doran, who supervised the project until his death in 1909, when the cathedral was almost complete.[2] The cathedral was finally consecrated in 1915.

Carillon

The tower contains a carillon which, with 49 bells, is one of the largest in Europe. An automated system strikes the hour and 15 minute intervals while it also rings the bells in appropriate form for Masses, funerals, weddings and events. The carillon is also played on special occasions and generally every Sunday afternoon by its current carillonneur Adrian Gebruers.

Bibliography

  • Patrick Thompson, Guide to St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, revised edition, Carraig Print, Cork.
  • Jeremy Williams, A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837-1921, Irish Academic Press' 1994.
  • Paul Atterbury and Clive Wainwright, Pugin, Yale University Press 1994.
  • Paul Atterbury, A.W.N. Pugin: A Master of Gothic Revival, Yale University Press 1995
  • Bernard J. Canning, Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987, Donegal Democrat, 1987


References

  1. ↑ "The Friends of St. Colman's Cathedral". foscc.com. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.travelmania-ireland.com/place.php?id=15
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