| Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork | |
| Country | Ireland |
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| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Website | cathedral.cork.anglican.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Fin Barre |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | William Burges |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1865 |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
| Province | Province of Dublin |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross |
| Dean | Very Revd Nigel Dunne |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Malcolm Wisener |
| Organist(s) | James Taylor |
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
It was featured on the Irish postcard before the Irish entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia.[1]
Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Cork, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
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The Organ was built in 1870 by William Hill of London, with 3 manuals and 40 stops. The action on the Great was some form of pneumatic action (possibly Barker lever) on the Great, and tracker for the other two manuals.
The instrument was then overhauled in 1889 by the Cork Organ-building firm, T.W. Megahy, who added three new stops, though it is not entirely clear which these were. It was at this time that the Organ was moved from the West Gallery down to a Pit in the North Transept, where it still sits today.
The next major overhaul of the instrument was in 1906 by Hele & Co. of Plymouth, who added a fourth Manual (the Solo). By this stage, the action of the organ was entirely pneumatic.
The last time major work was done to the organ was in 1965-66, when J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd of London rebuilt the instrument. They overhauled the soundboards, installed a new console with electropneumatic action, and lowered the pitch to 'standard' C = 523./3. The organ now has 4 manuals, 56 stops, and 3012 pipes.
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