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Church Attractions In County Cork

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County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is the largest and southernmost county of Ireland, situated in the province of Munster and named after the city of Cork, Ireland's second-largest city. The Cork County Council is the local authority for the county. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. Cork City is governed by the City Council. In 2016, the county's population was 542,196, making it the third-most populous county in Ireland. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, and Sonia O'Sullivan. Cork borders four other counties; Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterf...
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  • 1. Collegiate Church Of St. Mary Youghal
    St Mary's Collegiate Church, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland is a Church of Ireland Church in Youghal, east County Cork and part of the Diocese of Cloyne, which is a constituent diocese of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
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  • 3. Colmans Cathedral Ireland Cobh
    The Cathedral Church of St Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne. It overlooks Cork harbour from a prominent position. Construction began in 1867 and was not completed until over half a century later due to increases in costs and revisions of the original plans.
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  • 4. St. Brendan's Church Bantry
    Saint Brendan of Clonfert , also referred to as Brendan moccu Altae, called the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite, and the Bold, is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is primarily renowned for his legendary quest to the Isle of the Blessed, also denominated Saint Brendan's Island. The Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis can be described as an immram, i. e., Irish navigational narrative. Saint Brendan's feast day is celebrated on 16 May by the Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians.
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  • 5. St. Patrick's Cathedral Skibbereen
    The so-called St. Patrick's Cathedral or Skibbereen Cathedral is Roman Catholic church which plays the role of parish church. in Skibbereen, a town of Ireland. It belongs to the Diocese of Cork and Ross. The church, designed by architect Michael Augustine O'Riordan, was built between 1826 and 1830 in neoclassical style. The tympanum of the facade is topped by a belfry. The interior is also neoclassical, has an uneven appearance due to tunneling in transepts. The Tabernacle had an altarpiece of the Irish painter Samuel Forde, now preserved in the church of St. Barrahane in Castlehaven.
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  • 8. Saint Francis Church Cork
    Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic revival three spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the seventh century, and is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Christian use of the site dates back to a seventh-century monastery and was, according to tradition, founded by Finbarr of Cork. During the medieval period, the site underwent successive wars, waves of church building and damage. Around 1536, during the Protestant Ref...
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  • 9. St. Vincent's Church Cork
    Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick , is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick , the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drin...
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  • 10. Holy Family Church Cork
    Ellen Organ or Little Nellie of Holy God was an Irish child, venerated by some in the Roman Catholic Church for her precocious spiritual awareness and alleged mystical life. Particularly dedicated to the Eucharist, the story of her life inspired Pope Pius X to admit young children to Holy Communion. In 1910, Pope St Pius X issued the decree Quam singulari, which lowered the age of Holy Communion for children from 12 years to around 7.
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  • 11. Church of St. Patrick Bandon
    Saint Alban is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, and he is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an early date from Roman Britain . He is traditionally believed to have been beheaded in the Roman city of Verulamium sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, and his cult has been celebrated there since ancient times.
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  • 15. Cloyne Cathedral Cloyne
    Cloyne is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's Cathedral in Cloyne is a cathedral church of the Church of Ireland while the Pro Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, Cobh Cathedral of Saint Colman, overlooks Cork Harbour.
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