1826 – St Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral, Skibbereen, Co. Cork Architect: Brother Michael Augustine O’Riordan A t-shaped church with galleried transepts, designed by Michael Augustine O’Riordan. O’Riordan, was born in Doneraile,
1860s – Convent of Mercy, Skibbereen, Co. Cork Catherine McCauley founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831 in Dublin to care for the poor and the sick and to educate poor children.
1867 – Convent of Mercy Chapel, Skibbereen, Co. Cork Architect: Pugin & Ashlin “Our illustration with this number is a portion of the detail elevation of the west front of the new chapel now building at the Convent of Sisters of Mercy,