Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

@Rhabanus wrote:

David Lawrence and Ann Wilson’s book, The Cathedral of Saint Fin Barre at Cork: William Burges in Ireland (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2006) arrived by post today. A handsome tome indeed. This is the kind of book that ought to be done on St Colman’s, Cobh before it collapses of neglect.

The Introduction mentions that Cork was elected European Capital of Culture in 2005.

Could not agree more with you. Anne WIlson is a superb person and under a heavy dogging from the bold bishop’s bould barrister she put up a might defence at the Midelton Hearing. Mre than anyone else, she knows the whole building history of St. Colman’s. Currently she is writing a book on the Cork sculptor Seamus Murphy. As soon as she is finished I think that we shoud get up a public subscription to fund her to write a proper history of ST. Colman’s Cathedral.

Forget the European Capital of Culture bit – it was a complete farce. There were only two useful things: an Exhibition of Cork Silver (for which there is a very good catalogue in circulation -pick it up for it will soon be a collector’s item) and an Exhibition of the Paintings of James Barry.