Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork City is very beautiful and inspirational. The existing cathedral itself is not ancient and antique, planning and construction beginning in 1865. The remarkable fact is that there has been a religious structure on this site since 606 as the story goes. St. Fin Barre founded his School of Cork there in 606 as a monastic school. A succession of cathedrals has been at this place.
Some traces remain of ancient cathedrals.
One can easily walk up the hill to the cathedral, the spires reigning tall above the skyline from Western Road in Cork City. We have done it many times. I invite you to visit this beautiful and holy place if you ever are in Cork City. The facade of the building is remarkable. As you approach the entrance you encounter three beautifully carved and decorated portals.