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document.write("The\nexternal form of the Cathedral is “Decorated Gothic”. This is well exemplified\nin the western tower and spire, the high nave ridge, the relatively low lean-to\naisle roofs, the dropping of the ridge line over the chancel and the slight\nprojection of the east gable beyond the aisles. One\nof the most interesting features is the contrast between the granite of the\naisle buttresses and the grey\/green stonework between them and the granite trim\nof the large windows. The trim of the clerestory windows is in sandstone. Toye\n& Ashlin, architects for the belfry and spire adhered to the basic\nprinciples of design, but they added considerable decoration to the belfry and\nspire, and also added pinnacles and statues to the east end of the chancel and\naisles. The\nGrounds Bishop\nJohn Keys O’Doherty was the first bishop to be consecrated in the Cathedral.\nWhen he came to St. Eugene’s in 1890, there were only two entrance gates - one\nat Creggan Street and one at the Great James Street end of Francis Street. Two\nnew avenues were then constructed to give access to the Cathedral from William\nStreet and Great James Street. The smaller gate at Great James Street was also\nadded at this time. All the wrought iron gates were ordered from the firm of\nJones, Belfast. The\nBishop’s House, built in 1876, is constructed in the same stone as the\nCathedral. All of the bishops lived in the house until 1988 when the bishop’s\naprtments were refurbished as diocesan offices. The priests of St. Eugene’s\nparish have always lived there. Located\nat the William Street gate is the Gate Lodge, designed by E.J. Toye and built\nby the firm of Joseph Ballantine in 1904. The\nGrotto The\nGrotto was erected in the grounds of the Cathedral in 1928 in memory of Bishop\nCharles McHugh (1907-1926) because of his great devotion to Our Lady of\nLourdes, and to commemorate the fact that he inaugurated the first Irish\nNational Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1912. The\nGrotto was blessed by Bishop O’Kane on the eve of the feast of Our Lady of\nLourdes on Wednesday, 10th February 1929. Bishop\nFarren’s Grave Prior\nto his death Bishop Neil Farren expressed a wish to be buried outside the\nCathedral. He died on 7th May 1980. His remians were interred at the right of\nthe main entrance on the 12th May 1980. Bells The\nCathedral’s ten bells were manufactured by the firm of Gillett & Johnstone,\nCroydon, and cost £2,145. They arrived in Derry on 16th September 1902 and were\nconsecrated by Bishop O’Doherty ten days later. \n As a\nnative of the city, Bishop O’Doherty was keenly conscious of the significance\nof the sound of the Cathedral bells ringing out over the city. The bells of St.\nEugene’s rang for the first time on Christmas Eve 1902. The bells are\nindividually dedicated to: The\nBlessed Virgin Saint\nJoseph Saint\nEugene Saint\nMichael the Archangel Saint\nGabriel Saint\nPatrick Saint\nColumba Saint\nBrigid Saint\nDympna Saint\nAloysius The\nlatin inscription on the large bell reads: ‘Ad gloriam Dei et in honoren Sancti\nEugeni me fieri fecit rudmus Joannes K. O’Doherty eps derrienis anno rep sal\n1902 Leone XIII feliciter regnante’. (‘To the glory of God and in honour of\nSaint Eugene, the Reverend John K. O’Doherty, Bishop of Derry had me made in\n1902 during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII’). The\nbells chime out a selection of hymns in keeping with the liturgical season. The\nbells ring out each day at 8.00am, 12 noon, 6.00pm and 9.00pm.
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