Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

The interior of Thurles Cathedral with Giacomo della Porta’s ciborio on teh High Altar. Clearly Archbishop Leahy had a much more refined aesthetic sense than those responsible for the sawing apart of the High Altar and the installation of eccentric paraphenalia such as green bottles into the liturgical space.

And a closer image of the High Altar with the sanctuary arranged for Solemn Vespers:

And what must be a very rare view of the retroaltar: