Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

@Praxiteles wrote:

On the subjectof Longford Cathedral, does anyone know whether the present colour scheme, especially the stencilling on the ceiling, is original or not? I was surprised to find that St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin also had a similar stencilled decroation of its ceiling and architrave. In the case of the Pro-Cathedral this was extant at lesat until about 1900 but had disappeared by 1940.

On the subject of St. Mel’s…not sure if anyone ever answered this one for you Praxiteles… the present colour scheme is not original as I know it was repainted in the late 1950’s… there is no stencilling on this ceiling whatsoever… it is decorative plasterwork picked out in greys & pinks highlighted in gold leaf…the crossbanding effect across the panels is dust that’s settled on the plaster where there are no rafters above (for some strange reason!)