Saint Colman's Catholic Cathedral

Cathedral in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1865–1870

Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral, commenced 1868, completed 1919. Comprising eight-bay double-height nave, single-bay double-height transepts to north and to south and five-bay double-height chancel to east. Three-stage tower to front (west) elevation, south-west corner, two-stage gable-fronted tower to north-west corner. Pitched slate roofs having fish-scale slates, gabled vents, decorative wrought-iron ridge crestings and limestone parapets with quatrefoil openings. Carved statues to chancel parapet. Hipped slate roof to north-west tower with cast-iron ridge crestings, finials and limestone parapet with quatrefoil openings. Octagonal limestone spire to south-west tower having crockets and cross finial. Limestone crockets to front and transept gables having flanking open work pinnacles. Rusticated blue Dalkey granite walls with Mallow limestone plinth course, buttresses to front (west) elevation and towers and flying buttresses to aisles. Rusticated Newry granite walls to south-west tower with ashlar dressings including corner buttresses extending into polygonal corner pinnacles having sproketed detailing, moulded courses to each stage, and profiled course supporting spire. Blind roundels to towers, front elevation having limestone voussoirs with trefoil motifs over recessed quatrefoils with inscribed plaques. Limestone tracery

Type:
Cathedral

Period:
1865–1870

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.85°N, 8.29°W

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