Lismore Cathedral, Ireland

Church in Ireland

52°08′23″N 07°55′45″W / 52.13972°N 7.92917°W / 52.13972; -7.92917CountryIrelandDenominationChurch of IrelandWebsitehttps://www.stcarthagescathedral.ie/HistoryDedicationSt. CarthageArchitectureArchitect(s)William RobinsonGroundbreaking1663Completed1679AdministrationProvinceProvince of DublinDioceseDiocese of Cashel and OssoryClergyBishop(s)The Right Reverend Adrian WilkinsonDeanThe Very Revd Paul DraperPrecentorDean of WaterfordCurate(s)VacantArchdeaconThe Venerable J. G. MurrayLaityOrganist/Director of musicIan Hunt

St. Carthage Cathedral, Lismore is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Lismore, County Waterford. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Lismore, it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory.

History

The medieval cathedral was in ruins after a fire in the 17th century.^[1] The choir was reroofed by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. The cathedral was again destroyed in 1630, and rebuilt starting in 1663 with input from architect William Robinson.^[2] It was re-roofed and refurbished in the 18th century. All the various rebuilding and reconstruction works have involved input from such architects as Sir William Robinson, Sir Richard Morrison, and George and James Pain.^[3]

Lord Charles Cavendish was buried at Lismore Cathedral in 1944.^[4]

Gallery

Cathedral nave and choir
Cathedral font
Altar tomb
Nave of the cathedral

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Carthage's Cathedral.

^ "The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland" Day, J.G.F./ Patton, H.E. p130: London, S.P.C.K., 1932
^ Discover Lismore: St Carthage's Cathedral Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Waterford County Council Planning and Conservation: Record of Protected Structures Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Brendan Lehane (2001). The Companion Guide to Ireland. Companion Guides. pp. 227–. ISBN 978-1-900639-34-7.