Clonmel steeplejacks carry out repair work on the spire of the Church of Ireland cathedral in Cashel.
The steeplejacks show their ability to work with heights dangling on ropes from the 130ft high spire of Saint John's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Cashel. The cathedral is undergoing extensive exterior repairs.
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary. This Georgian cathedral was completed in 1784. The steeplejacks are involved in re-pointing the steeple wall, and repairing the lightning conductor and the copper ball on top of the spire. The building is one of two Georgian cathedrals in the Ireland.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 13 May 1975. The reporter is Dermot Mullane.
