Located on Augustine Street, the Catholic Pro-Cathedral was inaugurated in 1816 in a scene unparalleled then in the history of the city by representatives of both the Protestant and Catholic faiths. However an incident that occurred in 1824 was to serve to stir the old animosities. On Christmas morning just before the first Mass at 6 o’clock when the celebrant was about to leave the sacristy, there was a shout from one of the galleries that the floor was falling. On that day the doors were closed to ensure all participants contributed to the collection on the door and the church was crowded with people from the city and county of both denominations. Panic ensued, and people began to jump from the galleries. In total 36 people died. The local Catholics felt vilified by the Protestant press in their coverage of the story and stories went around claiming that the few Protestants attending the Catholic Mass were there for the purpose of causing the panic and were the first to shout. Relations suffered accordingly.