Lismore Cathedral, Ireland

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.

St. Carthage Cathedral, Lismore
The Cathedral Church of St Carthage, Lismore
52°15′37″N 07°06′52″W
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
History
Dedication	St. Carthage
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Robinson
Groundbreaking	1663
Completed	1679
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Cashel and Ossory
Province	Province of Dublin
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Right Reverend Michael Burrows
Dean	The Very Revd Paul Draper
Precentor	Dean of Waterford
Curate(s)	Vacant
Archdeacon	The Venerable J. G. Murray
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Ian Hunt

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

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

See also

• Dean of Lismore

References

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