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July 2, 2010 at 6:41 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774118
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ParticipantThe painted scheme looks like a recent recreation and shows what the great Romanesque churches looked like.
January 21, 2010 at 5:03 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773527Canus
ParticipantThe 1823 fire in Old St Pauls Basilica, outside the walls of Rome, casued major internal collapse, in addition to heat shattering of the columns, as in Longford.
January 21, 2010 at 4:54 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773526Canus
ParticipantIn addition to Tullamore which suffered serious fire damage , Dingle Church where the aisle arcades were removed , in the manner in which County Council engineers clear hedgerows to create sightlines, is the other model of what not to do in Longford.
January 21, 2010 at 4:36 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773525Canus
ParticipantThis is really welcome to hear.
Unlike other locations where later stained glass was a very unhappy insertion in an earlier Classical church , ( such as the Munich glass in the late 18th. C Waterford Catholic Cathedral ) , the St. Mel’s windows complimented and added to the quality of the interior, because of their bold design and strong out line to the figures,
August 31, 2009 at 3:25 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773060Canus
ParticipantGood to see that Buildings of Ireland site is now proving so useful.
Clonea Church is very striking for a place of its size.
McCarthy’s other major Co Waterford church Holy Cross Tramore, was badly done over under influence of Ausetn Flannery OP around 1970
August 25, 2009 at 5:31 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773050Canus
ParticipantClonea Power Church is by JJ Mc Carthy C. 1860 , Is very impressive in its scale and location, in a beautiful part of Co Waterford behind the Comeraghs.
Plans do no reflect the quality of the church, particularly in blanket wall to wall instillation of ” polyfloor kudos whitle marble vinyl covering ” in scanturary and side chapels and large square “polyfloor vinyl tiles over ardex surface “in nave and aisles. Description is awful enough , just think what Pugin would say. No regard given to existing floor surfaces both original and exposed or currently covered over. McCarthy favoured small diagonal red and black tles in aisles. A church of this quality would be expected to have encaustic tiles in scanturay, which is currently carpeted.
Scantuary extension into nave is unneccessary
Can anyone visit ? Plans are on Waterford Co Co website ref 09/487
Photo on Co. Waterford Image Archive as follows :
Number : EB14
Title : Clonea-Power Church
Description : The front facade of Clonea-Power Church with a group of men standing outside. The church in Clonea-Power was built in 1860 at a cost of £6,000 by the Rev. Timothy Dowley, P.P.. The architect’s name was McCarthy.
Photographer : Brenan, Edward
Image Date : Circa 1910
Museum Contact : Fraher, Willie
Donor : Name Kept Private
Archive Url : http://www.waterfordcountyimages.org/exhibit/web
Copyright : Co. Waterford Image Archive
August 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773043Canus
ParticipantTwo applications have just come to attention
1. WATERFORD CO CO REF 09/487 CLONEA
This is a very fine church. Proposal involves altar move outside Scantuary. Plans by Damian Dillon
2 LEITRIM CO CO REF NO 09/334 CARRICK ON SHANNON
Plans by Richard Hurley.
This is to restore plaster to walls and remove existing hideous Reredos, but with what ?
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