Saint Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland, dating from 1840–1860

Detached eight-bay single- and two-storey Early English Gothic-style Catholic cathedral, built 1843-57, on a cruciform plan on a corner site comprising five-bay double-height nave with five-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles to north and to south, single-bay (two-bay deep) double-height transepts to north and to south having single-bay single-stage tower to crossing on a square plan leading to single-bay double-height chancel to west (having single-bay single-storey flanking chapels) continuing into single-bay double-height apse on a half-octagonal plan. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan (continuing into half-octagonal section to apse; lean-to to side aisles behind parapets) with clay ridge tiles, moulded cut-limestone coping to gables having cross finial to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves having consoles. Roof to tower not visible behind parapet. Tooled limestone ashlar walls with cut-limestone dressings including engaged octagonal corner turrets having panelled section between moulded courses supporting gabled open stages (having lancet openings with chamfered reveals) continuing into polygonal spirelets having finials to apexes, gabled buttresses to aisles on profiled course continuing through parapet on moulded stringcourse having consoles supporting moulded coping, decorative heraldic panel to apex to east with moulded surround, and mo

Type:
Cathedral

Period:
1840–1860

Where:
Kilkenny, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.65°N, 7.26°W

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