Survey Data
Reg No
20870001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1860 - 1870
Coordinates
165495, 70346
Date Recorded
11/05/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Entrance gateway, erected c.1865, as main entrance to St. Finbarr's Cemetery. Comprising four square-profile limestone gate piers having chamfered edges, carved limestone plinths and gabled caps having carved stone finials forming central vehicular entrance flanked by pedestrian gateways. Set within quadrant limestone plinth wall with railings and terminating in piers similar to gateway. Replacement metal railings and gates. 'St. Finbarr's Cemetery' incised to piers either side of the central vehicular entrance.
Appraisal
This impressive gateway to St Finbarr's Cemetery was designed with a substantial forecourt to the roadside to accommodate funeral carriages. The limestone gate piers are finely constructed and have survived in near perfect condition despite their age. The cemetery is the largest in Cork city and one of the oldest cemeteries still in use.