cathedrals historical around blarney

Dating back to over 1400 years ago, the site on which the  catherdral stands has been a place of worship since 490 AD when St. Fachtna founded a monastic school here. This was visited by scolars and pligrams from near and afar. 

The catherdral itself dates back to 1612 and it was extensively restored after the Rebillion of 1641. ...

Built in 1865, the cathedral remains to be one of Corks most famed landmarks. The cathedral is based on William Burges’s French gothic style design. Burges gave the cathedral a Resurrection Angel, made of coppper and gold leaf as a gift and it is located on the pinnacle of the sanctuary. There is a local superstition which states that if ever the angel is to fall from the roof of the Cathedral, this would signify the end of the world.
...

The interior was rebuilt by George Richard Pain, in 1828 following a fire. The tower dates from 1862. John Hogan produced the apostles and the saints figures, and the bas relief, "Last Supper" as well as the Bishop Murphy mural monument. Turnerelli produced the bust of Bishop Moylan....