X0498 : St Carthage's Cathedral - altar

taken 6 years ago, near to Lismore, Co Waterford, Ireland

St Carthage's Cathedral - altar
St Carthage's Cathedral - altar
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, 139 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Friday, 27 July, 2018   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 2 October, 2018
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Religious sites 
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Irish: geotagged! X 0490 9860 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.3845N 7:55.7496W
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Irish: geotagged! X 0489 9860
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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