Cork's North Cathedral bells to become daily ritual after ringing out for first time in 56 years

Bishop of Cork and Ross, Fintan Gavin, said the tower and the bells were put there by the generosity and the sacrifices of the people who have gone before us.

Joan Casey, Cora Ward, Fr. Sean Crowley, Billy Keane, Francis Horgan and Angela Crowley pictured after the newly restored bells rang after mass on Saturday. Pictures: Colm Lougheed

The ringing of the newly restored bells of Cork’s landmark North Cathedral is set to become a daily ritual after they rang out this evening for first time in more than half a century.

The nine bells in the tower of the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, an iconic feature on the city’s northern skyline, pealed out across the city for the first time in 56 years after mass on Saturday evening, marking the end of the first phase of a major restoration project.