St Fachtna's Church of Ireland Cathedral

Cathedral in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1580–1590

Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted double-height Church of Ireland cathedral, built c.1585. Comprising four-bay nave with two-stage bell tower surmounting gable to front (west), single-bay double-height transepts to sides (north, south) with single-bay porch to northern transept. Single-bay chancel to rear and single-bay vestry to side (north) of chancel. Western portion destroyed 1641 and rebuilt with tower and spire 1691, spire removed 1793 and rebuilt 1806. Northern transept built c.1815 and south transept built c.1835. Entire church renovated c.1875. Restored 2002-2006. Pitched slate roofs with dressed limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Octagonal ashlar limestone spire with finial and corner-sited pinnacles to bell tower. Roughcast rendered walls. Exposed rubble limestone walls to north elevations of northern transept, porch, eastern elevations of transepts and side (north, south) elevations of chancel. Rubble limestone walls to bell tower having tooled limestone string courses between stages, tooled limestone quoins to second stage and cornice to eaves level. Pointed arch window opening with tooled limestone sill and ashlar surrounds to front elevation, having tripartite tooled limestone intersecting tracery with cast-iron quarry-glazed windows. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, chamfered block-and-start surrounds and labe

Type:
Cathedral

Period:
1580–1590

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.58°N, 9.03°W

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