Gianlorenzo

Yes, that is why I address them to Mosaic 1 who has a special interest in Oppenheimer.
As the last didn’t upload I will try again.

Medallion in front of Sacred Heart Chapel

@GregF wrote:

I dunno if this has been discussed before on a different thread but I saw on the Irish Times this morning that Kevin Myers raises the issue of the proposed renovations of St Colmans Cathedral in Cobh. I had heard this before and couldn’t believe it. This is a fine Victorian Gothic cathedral designed by Pugin. Surely any tampering with the orignal features would be an act of vandalism and must not go ahead. As I said before, the councils, clergy etc… here in Ireland can’t seem to leave well alone regarding important public buildings, statues etc…..All Corkonians should be up in arms and stop any proposed tampering that should alter the cathedral in any way, especially as it was probably the poor local Cork Catholics that provided the funds to build the cathedral in the first place.

(Bishop McGee of Cloyne is the culprit. Get writing your protest letters rebel Corkonians!)

News on the grapevine is that Bishop Magee is receiving a lot of letters, well done Gregf 😀

More for Mosaic 1.

Some details of the Oppenheimer Mosaic’s in St. Colman’s.

1. Medallion on Predella in front of Pieta Chapel.
2, Detail of floor in Blessed Thaddeus Chapel
3. Detail of floor in Our Lady’s Chapel
4. Detail of floor in Sacred Heart Chapel
5. Detail of mosaic in Sacred Heart shrine.

Images of Thurles Cathedral of the Assumption.

@Praxiteles wrote:

This attachment contains a scan of G. C. Ashlin’s drawing for the Baptismal Font. The cover was not executed as planned.

Ashlin’s Design.

Baptismal Font.

Base by Luigi Tomasi of Carrera and the brass cover by Mr. Kane, brass-worker, Dublin.

Sorry Anto, my mistake.
Is this the right one?

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Patrick’s Rock, Cashel

@Praxiteles wrote:

Concerning the Cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, in general, these are the pre-reformation Cathedrals whose replacement after Catholic emancipation in 1829 gave rise to the spate of building of Catholic Cathedrals. However, as you mention in the case of Dublin, not all of the original Cathedral buildings retained their original outlines for a variety of resons (war, abandonment, refurbishing, the rise of the neo-classical and of the neo-gothic, changes of diocesan boundaries) but survivors might be seen in St. Canice’s in Kilkenny, St. Mary’s in Limerick or St. Flannan’s in Killaloe. Perhaps the worst victim was the Cathedral on the rock of Cashel which had its roof stripped off in the 18th century when a small replacement in the classical style was built in the town of Cashel.

St. Canice’s Kilkenny

St. Mary’s Limerick

St. Flannan’s Killaloe

Nave looking to Chancel arch and Sanctuary. 🙂

Finally worked out how to do this, so watch out. Lots of pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

The magnificent pulpit by Beakey of Dublin.