2018

X0498 : St Carthage's Cathedral

taken 7 years ago, near to Lismore, Co Waterford, Ireland

St Carthage's Cathedral
St Carthage's Cathedral
St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore

St. Carthage Cathedral, Lismore is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Lismore, County Waterford.
The medieval cathedral was in ruins after a fire in the 17th century. 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. 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.

Lismore

Lismore is a historic town in County Waterford. It is located by the River Blackwater at the foot of the Knockmeal Mountains.
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X0498, 140 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 27 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 October, 2018
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! X 048 986 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.3899N 7:55.7846W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! X 048 985
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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