Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

Cathedral of St John the Baptist, St. John’s, Newfoundland (1841-1855) by Ole Joergen Schmidt

“It was the Bishop’s original intention that the stone required for the construction of the church would be procured locally, and large quantities were quarried and transported from Kelly’s Island, Conception Bay: from Signal Hill, St. John’s; and several other sites near the city. However, it soon became apparent that it was simply too difficult and too expensive to land enough local stone in St. John’s for the needs of so large a building. Bishop Fleming therefore arranged to have Galway limestone and Dublin granite shipped from Ireland”.