St. Colman's Cathedral

 cathedral, church, carillon, Roman Catholic church

St. Colman's, named after the patron saint of the diocese St. Colman Mac Leinin, was inspired by the great cathedrals of medieval France such as Chartres, Laon and Amiens. Its unique interior is a pure and harmonious example of what a neo-Gothic cathedral should be. The Bath stone cladding of the walls permits an "extraordinary wealth of figurative sculpture (recalling Rheims Cathedral) so that altars merge into an overall decorative scheme, perceived like apparitions through dimly lit vistas". St. Colman's Cathedral is the only Irish Catholic Victorian cathedral to preserve its interior fully intact.
The 49-bell Carillon of St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh is the only such instrument in this country and is the largest in Ireland and Britain. It also includes Ireland's largest bell, named St. Colman (3.6 tons).

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