St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen

The so-called St. Patrick's Cathedral[1] or Skibbereen Cathedral[2][3] is Roman Catholic church which plays the role of parish church[4] in Skibbereen, a town of Ireland.[5] It belongs to the Diocese of Cork and Ross.

St. Patrick's Cathedral
LocationSkibbereen
CountryIreland
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The church, designed by architect Michael Augustine O'Riordan, was built between 1826 and 1830 in neoclassical style. The tympanum of the facade is topped by a belfry.

The interior is also neoclassical, but has an uneven appearance due to tunneling in transepts. The Tabernacle had an altarpiece of the Irish painter Samuel Forde, now preserved in the church of St. Barrahane in Castlehaven.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Ireland
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral (disambiguation)

References
  1. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Skibbereen
  2. The Ancestry of Theodore Timothy Judge and Ellen Sheehy Judge: Including the Families of Boland, Roussel, Harman, McMurphy, Kelley, Bohane, Chapin, Freiermuth, Taylor, Moore and Farneman. Lulu.com. 2010-01-01. ISBN 9780978569495.
  3. Dickson, David (2005-01-01). Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859183557.
  4. "Parishes: Skibbereen". Diocese of Cork and Ross.
  5. Kearney, Paddy (2009-06-15). Guardian of the Light: Denis Hurley: Renewing the Church, Opposing Apartheid. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826418753.

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