St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen
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| Location | Skibbereen |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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.
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[]
- ^ St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Skibbereen
- ^ 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. 1 January 2010. ISBN 9780978569495.
- ^ Dickson, David (1 January 2005). Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859183557.
- ^ "Parishes: Skibbereen". Diocese of Cork and Ross.
- ^ Kearney, Paddy (15 June 2009). Guardian of the Light: Denis Hurley: Renewing the Church, Opposing Apartheid. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826418753.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in County Cork
- Buildings and structures in Skibbereen
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1830
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Ireland