Kilkenny marble
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As well as in several local buildings,Bence-Jones 1978 pp.41 (Bessborough), 45 (Bonnetstown House), 76 (Castletown), 183 (Ledwithstown), 206 (Millmount, Kilkenny) including [[Green's Bridge]], Kilkenny marble was used in [[Cobh Cathedral]] and [[Bowen's Court]]Bence-Jones 1978 p.46 in County Cork; [[Lissadell House]], County Sligo;Bence-Jones 1978 p.188 the headstone of [[Daniel O'Connell]] in [[Glasnevin Cemetery]], Dublin; the altar of [[St Patrick's Church, Belfast]]; and the plinth of the 2015 tomb of [[Richard III of England]] in [[Leicester Cathedral]].{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Maev |title=Richard III's bones will be reburied in a coffin made by his descendant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/16/richard-iii-bones-coffin-stone-tomb-burial |accessdate=30 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2014}} In 1878, Bishop [[Thomas Francis Hendricken]], a native of Kilkenny, and 1st Bishop of [[Providence, Rhode Island]] USA, laid a large block of Kilkenny marble as the cornerstone of his new cathedral |
As well as in several local buildings,Bence-Jones 1978 pp.41 (Bessborough), 45 (Bonnetstown House), 76 (Castletown), 183 (Ledwithstown), 206 (Millmount, Kilkenny) including [[Green's Bridge]], Kilkenny marble was used in [[Cobh Cathedral]] and [[Bowen's Court]]Bence-Jones 1978 p.46 in County Cork; [[Lissadell House]], County Sligo;Bence-Jones 1978 p.188 the headstone of [[Daniel O'Connell]] in [[Glasnevin Cemetery]], Dublin; the altar of [[St Patrick's Church, Belfast]]; and the plinth of the 2015 tomb of [[Richard III of England]] in [[Leicester Cathedral]].{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Maev |title=Richard III's bones will be reburied in a coffin made by his descendant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/16/richard-iii-bones-coffin-stone-tomb-burial |accessdate=30 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2014}} In 1878, Bishop [[Thomas Francis Hendricken]], a native of Kilkenny, and 1st Bishop of [[Providence, Rhode Island]] USA, laid a large block of Kilkenny marble as the cornerstone of his new cathedral, [[Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Providence, Rhode Island)]]. |
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