VIDEO: Gardaí continuing to investigate West Cork convent fire

Sleeping bags were found in the former Mercy Heights School building to the rear of the campus - a building which escaped damage.

The scene after the fire at the former Convent of Mercy building and attached church in Skibbereen, Co Cork. Picture: Denis Boyle

Gardaí investigating a massive blaze which gutted a landmark convent and chapel in West Cork have appealed for witnesses as their forensic examination is set to continue for a second day.

A garda spokesman said they are still keeping an open mind on the cause of the blaze which destroyed the former convent and chapel on the grounds of the former Sisters of Mercy campus on the Cork Rd in Skibbereen, on Tuesday.