Ancient Monastery Cathedral #corkireland #ireland_travel Oct 2023

Entry tickets to enter inside Cathedral - for maintenance repairs. Walking around outside in gardens etc is free.

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in the city of Cork. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city.

Christian use of the site dates back 7th-century AD when, according to local lore, Finbarr of Cork founded a monastery. The original building survived until the 12th century.
Around 1536, during the Protestant Reformation, the cathedral became part of the established church, later known as the Church of Ireland. The previous building was constructed in the 1730s.

The cathedral's demolition and rebuild was commissioned in the mid-19th century by an Anglican church & work began in 1863 -- first major commissioned project for Victorian architect William Burges -- who designed most of the cathedral's architecture, sculpture, stained glass, mosaics and interior furniture. Saint Fin Barre's foundation stone was laid in 1865. The cathedral was consecrated in 1870 and the limestone spires completed by October 1879.

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