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Work commenced in 1842 but stopped at the height of the Famine when the roofed, but unfinished, building was used as a hospital and shelter for the sick and dying. The Californian Redwood tree in the grounds was planted after the Famine in memory of the children that died in the cathedral during the Famine and are buried in unmarked graves in the grounds.
Work recommenced in 1853 and the cathedral was consecrated in 1855. The 285-foot spire was only added in 1908.
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