Queenstown, County Cork
A view of Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, from the harbour. Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC died in Queenstown on 8 December 1856. St. Colman’s Cathedral is prominent in the image. The cathedral is still lacking the octagonal limestone spire. Construction on the Cathedral began in 1868 but work on the spire did not commence until 1911 and was eventually completed in 1914.
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- Level of description
- Item
- Date
- c.1910
- Reference
- 76
- Extent and medium
- Glass Plate Negative; 8 cm x 8 cm
- Scope and content
- A view of Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, from the harbour. Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC died in Queenstown on 8 December 1856. St. Colman’s Cathedral is prominent in the image. The cathedral is still lacking the octagonal limestone spire. Construction on the Cathedral began in 1868 but work on the spire did not commence until 1911 and was eventually completed in 1914.
- Repository
- Irish Capuchin Archives
- Context
- Irish Capuchin Archives > Glass Plate Negative and Lantern Slide Collection > Lantern Slides and Plates relating to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and his Temperance Campaign
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