Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Ireland > Kilkenny > St. Canice’s (Anglican) Cathedral
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Built by Bevington |
| 1853 | Moved by Bevington |
| Sources | |
| Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 27 | 28 | 5 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-F3 54 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Double Diapason (bass) | wood. | |
| 2. | Double Diapason (tenor) | wood. | |
| 3. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 4. | Dulciana | (tenor c) | |
| 5. | Viol di Gamba | (tenor c) | |
| 6. | Principal | ||
| 7. | Flute | (tenor c) | |
| 8. | Cremona | (G) | |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| II. Great (Tracker CC-F3 54 notes) | |||
| 9. | Open Diapason, No.1 | ||
| 10. | Open Diapason, No.2 | ||
| 11. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 12. | Claribel | ||
| 13. | Principal | ||
| 14. | Twelfth | ||
| 15. | Fifteenth | ||
| 16. | Sesquialtera | III | |
| 17. | Mixture | II | |
| 18. | Trumpet | ||
| 19. | Clarion | ||
| ii | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker C-F3 42 notes) | |||
| 20. | Double Diapason | ||
| 21. | Open Diapason | ||
| 22. | Stopped Diapason | ||
| 23. | Principal | ||
| 24. | Doublette | ||
| 25. | Double Trumpet | ||
| 26. | Cornopean | ||
| 27. | Clarion | ||
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-D 27 notes) | |||
| 28. | Great Open Diapason | 16' | |
| iii | Pedal to Great | ||
| iv | Pedal to Choir | ||
| v | Pedal to Swell | ||
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Restored by Bevington |
| Sources | |
| “Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | - | 14 | T/P |
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1692-1704 | Anthony Moss |
| 1891-95 | Arthur T. Froggatt (1857-1944) |
| 1906-16 | Herbert W. Mc Clelland (1871-) |
| 1916- | J. Victor Raffles (1865-) |
| 1919-22 | J. T. Horne (1894-1978) |
| 1938-45 | Walter Beckett (1914-1996) |
| 1945-46 | H. Victor Love (1887-1946) |
| 1947-55 | Arnold T. Mc Kiernan (1918-) |