Lismore Cathedral, Ireland

St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore
The Cathedral Church of St Carthage, Lismore
52°15′37″N 07°06′52″W
Country	Republic of Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
History
Dedication	St. Carthage
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Robinson
Groundbreaking	1663
Completed	1679
Administration
Province	Province of Dublin
Diocese	Diocese of Cashel and Ossory
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
Dean	The Very Revd Paul Draper
Precentor	Dean of Waterford
Curate(s)	Rev I. M. Jackson
Archdeacon	The Venerable J. G. Murray
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Dr Jan van Puten

St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Lismore, County Waterford. It is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Lismore which is now within the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory.

History

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. In all the various rebuilding and reconstruction works have involved input from architects such as Sir William Robinson, Sir Richard Morrison, and George and James Pain.

Photo gallery

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  St. Carthage's Cathedral
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  St. Carthage's Cathedral, the nave
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  St. Carthage's Cathedral, the nave and choir
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  St. Carthage's Cathedral, the font
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  St. Carthage's Cathedral, an altar tomb
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  Nave of the cathedral