St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh

The Cathedral of Cobh ( St. Colman 's Cathedral, St. Colman's Cathedral English, Irish Ard- Eaglais Naomh Colman ) is the Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Cloyne Roman Catholic in the small harbor town of Cobh on the Irish south coast. The on a hill highly visible church is an outstanding example of the Gothic Revival. Among the 19th century in Ireland newly built Catholic cathedrals that had to replace the old, Anglican bishop since the Reformation churches, it is one of the most elaborate and expensive.

History

Prehistory

The Diocese of Cloyne performs its founding in the 6th century back to the teachers of the faith and monk Colman (of Cloyne ). About the monastery and grave in the 13th century was the gothic Cathedral of Cloyne, which, like all cathedrals of Ireland, the Anglican Church of the English royal house fell to the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, the Catholic Church in Ireland survived as an underground church. Since 1769, the Catholic Bishop of Cloyne resided in Cobh. As cathedral was the modest Catholic church. When the mid-19th century, the legal and financial opportunities offered - then Cobh was emigration port, and relatively rich - the plan for the prestigious new cathedral, which should symbolize the Unbesiegtheit of Irish Catholicism was.

History and Architecture

The construction of the cathedral was begun on September 30, 1868. At that time was still Cobh Queenstown; until 1922, with the independence of Ireland, the city took back to the old name. Architects of the church were E. W. Pugin, George Ashlin and Thomas Coleman. 47 years later in 1915, the Cathedral was completed.

The Cathedral of Cobh is the second largest church in the Republic of Ireland. She is a three-aisled basilica on cross floor plan that closely follows models of French Gothic. The tower is 91.40 meters after the cathedral of Limerick is the second highest church tower in Ireland.

Organ

The organ was the organ builder Telford Telford (Dublin) built in 1905 and situated on the west gallery. The instrument is located in a housing of the organ, which was built in the Gothic style. It has 46 registers on three manuals and pedal. The original pneumatic actions were in the 1970s, replaced by electro-pneumatic tracker action.

• Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P; Octave couplers (II / I, III / I, II / II, III / III)

Carillon

1916 a carillon with 49 bronze bells was installed in the bell tower, which together weigh about 25 tons. The pitches extend over four octaves and it is the only carillon in Ireland. The largest of these, at the same time the largest bell in the whole of Ireland, weighs 3.6 tons and is according to Saint. Colman named.