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Thought that this comment was worth sharing. One only hopes that this state of affairs can be maintained.TAKING STOCK OF OUR ECCLESIASTICAL HERITAGE
The Heritage Council 1998John Maiben Gilmartin.
Ecclesiastical Works of ArtHowever, the positive and the good must not be disregarded. Mention should be made of initiatives of high merit, such as the maintenance of Cobh Cathedral both externally and internally. This building has an outstanding interior which almost alone of Irish nineteenth century cathedrals survives intact. The beneficent authorities at Cobh have also seen that their fine collection of textiles has been superbly restored and conserved.
Has some discreet cloning taken place in architectural circles in Ireland. From what I have seen so far it is all a variation on the same theme. Not only that, it is a theme that is pursued regardless of the setting. Maybe we should have a poll as to which is the most insensitive re-ordering to date. Any takers?
The spire at 280 feet tall is one of the three tallest in the country was completed in 1883 to the designs of local architect M.A. Hennessy. St. Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney and St. Macartan’s in Monaghan are also the same height.
It would appear that not only does the Limerick Diocesan site agree with you, but also this site (Archiseek) in which I found the above quote.
So it would seem a tie between Limerick, Killarney and Monaghan unless Praxitelesat #12 is correct and St. Colman’s truly does stand at 300ft,
Does anyone have a really long measuring tape!!!!!!!!! 😀
I recently came across a site dealing with the tallest spire worldwide and the top entry for Ireland was St. John’s Cathedral, Limerick which they said was 308ft. or 93.8m.
Two more views of the O’Neill’s foolishness courtesy of http://www.foscc.com :p
One passing shot before I retire. Attached is an example of the quality of ‘replacement/restoration’ work that has been carried out in St. Colmans with the help of over €170,000 (£ equivalent) of Heritage Council grants plus the hundreds of thousands donated by the people of Cobh and the Diocese of Cloyne for the restoration project. 🙁
More Pictures.
A is the current Sanctuary floor which is to be dug up.
B is the lower chancel floor and altar rails which are to be dug up and stored!!!!
C is a view of the Chancel Arch from the southwest.The vandals are truly among us.
Can anyone tell me how I post a photograph directly onto the tread? I am having terrible trouble with attachments.
:confused: At present the Sedelia has been removed from right hand Sanctuary screen and is now free standing in Sanctuary and a dining chair put in its place.
Can anyone explain who this can happen since the building was listed as a protected structure and is the subject of a Covenant with the Heritage Council
Oppenheimer is also credited with the design of the Clonard Redemptorist Church, Falls Rd., Belfast.
This church, also known as the Church of the Holy Redeemer, occupies a dramatic site on one wing of a three-sided courtyard. It is linked by a tower to the red brick and sandstone monastery extension. There is a large rose window in the west façade.
Clonard was designed in early French Gothic style by Ludwig Oppenheimer and built in 1897 by the Naughton brothers of Randalstown. It is home to the Redemptorists, who were founded in Italy in 1732 and contains mosaics from Gabriel Loire of Chartres. The Monastery was the scene of the first contacts that started the Northern Ireland peace process in the early 1990s.
http://www.gotobelfast.com/index.“When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress.”
“It is of the new things that men tire – of fashions and proposals and improvements and change. It is the old things that startle and intoxicate. It is the old things that are young.”
Do pessimists fear God?
The Friends of St. Colman’s Cathedral are made up of a group of concerned Cobh parishioners, none of whom are on the parish council. To clarify information posted by Thomond Park
How can the great Prof O’Neill have gotten himself involved in such a foolish enterprise
View his plans on http://www.foscc.com
