samuel j
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@Praxiteles wrote:
Re posting # 1836:
That is Cobh Urban District Council for you: tam facti quam animi…tam interna quam externa…tam Marte quam Minerva…aut quam Mercurio…..tanquam in speculo!!
damnant quodnon intelligunt
hot-fotted denizans of the Cobh Urban District Council ever noticed this problem
Cum tacent, clamant
@Praxiteles wrote:
Could we see some photographs of the doors? Two years ago, they were in a deplorable state and I could not help noticing that there is a sort of cancerour rust under the black paint on the hinges and strap work of the doors. All signs of great disater….
As to glossies….I am sure that some county councillor has a crate or tow stacked away for distribution at the enxt election. Did you ever in all you life see such roll call of idiodcy?
will got some door shots, will revert.
as to roll call…….. daft……
@Praxiteles wrote:
By accident, I discovered the enclosed piece of creative writing – probably the most entertaining since Finnegan’s Wake – called The Heritage Plan for the County of Cork.
And I guess there are dozens of expensive printed copies of these lying in boxes somewhere
Its backwards we’re going…..
By the way anyone know why the floodlights off all the time on St.Colmans… winter break….?Hada closer look at outr doors….they crying out for a sand and varnish…
@Rhabanus wrote:
As I have stated before on this thread, “The Emperoror is wearing no clothes!” Someone tell the poor soul he’s standing ‘buck naked’ before a leering multitude. Exit, stage left, bucko!
Duc, sequere, aut de via decede
Gianlorenzo wrote:“At the AGM of the St. Colman’s Cathedral Restoration Project Steering Committee held on 24th October 2001, a decision was taken not to proceed with any further cleaning and restoration of the interior [of the Cathedral] until a budget cost for the re-ordering was available to it for the re-ordering and any other outstanding works” – Chairman’s Report for St. Colman’s Roman Catholic Trust Ltd. 31st December 2001To the best of my knowledge this decision still stands and the results can be seen in St. Colman’s today. The exterior doors are in a disgraceful condition]
This information that no funds were/are being used to maintain St.Colmans is scandalous……. How dare they seek monies from the people each week and leave this go on…. to my mind that borders on fraudIsn’t this collection of funds under false pretences……….
@Praxiteles wrote:
Could this be coming from a water ingress that is after hitting the bath-stone? In that case, it is not coming fro the ceiling but from the walls or from the vaults of the side-aisles arcades. If this is now drying out, what does it mean for the fabric that has been affected?
Would think you are right. Wind was blowing hard from South the day I was there. Cathedral is on an East/West line and it was right side of main aisle seating that bits of plaster etc. were ,so all adds up.
Don’t think it is the ceiling as location of dust/small cunks were directy on seating under the side-aisle arcades.
@Fearg wrote:
I also saw the dust Sam speaks of, when I was there in October.
some were small chunks…gravel sized……
@jungle wrote:
Although the location doesn’t help, the major problem in Cork is that it only has CAT II ILS, while Dublin and Shannon have CAT III ILS.
Mind you, a further problem is that a number of airlines don’t have either aircraft or equipment to support CAT II. Compare Aer Lingus’ and Ryanair’s low diversion rate to those of Aer Arann and BMI Baby.
You are correct, you have prevailing SW winds which crosswinds on the main runway. Not the end of the world but just that bit more difficult. pal of my a comm pilot… hates the place… interestingly he say in bad conditions where he would be expected to land many charter flight with pilots there for perhaps first time will say feck it and head to shannon.
Category 2 instrument landing system… does not help…Can anyone recall the old yarn that Cork aiport was originally planned for the midleton area but never got there….. there used to be scurroulous rumours about some man called Haughey involvement…
I happened to by in St.Colmans ,Cobh last week, nasty day with wind/rain howling but I noticed on many seats on the right hand side of the aisle bits of small plaster , dust….. definately somewhere must have got water damage as bits of plaster crumbling away. Could not see where it was coming from but feel it would be more in Bishop Magoos interest to look after whats there and not go off on ill advised re-ordering campaigns
Once again being in the building just reinforces how it should not be changed under any circumstances…@Rhabanus wrote:
One of the blessings of high technology is that people in the cultural and religious wasteland can enjoy access to the blessings of education, culture, and the spiritual life through electronic contacts.
Very true….
@Rhabanus wrote:
Buy Wheelock (6th ed. by Richard Lafleur) instead, Sam. There is something spiritually purifying about grammar, and his corny jokes are also an exercise in ascetism.
The amazon xmas wishlist….. must drop hints to the kids….. would beat the usual presents of socks
The message in all of that to anyone with eyes and ears in their head is to leave well enough alone.
Exactly but does not look he took it that way or yes men on his return did either, muppets are already giving
stories to Evening Echo that spproval aok….@Luzarches wrote:
Oh, Samuel, I think that it’s pretty ghastly! No offence taken.
The only reason I post it is because I imagine that there are similar laws in Italy regarding permitted developement in historical churches, probably more stringent than Ireland I imagine. I think that the chancery in Cobh isn’t really interested in compromise: The unstated motivating factor is not merely that there ought to be a permanent forward-facing altar but that it should never be possible to go back to the old arrangement should the wind change in Rome ten, twenty years hence… It is intended to be an aggresive act towards the historic fabric. Regardless of the weird, inappropriate and frankly tasteless additions in Turin it would only take four burley men five minutes to re-reorder the church back to how it was…
Thats good….
Would think you are right about Compromise is not on cards for Cobh…..
Glad at least Turin example (besides the inspiration for tonights flu induced nightmare) can be put back to the way it SHOULD be easily…..Alasd…Cobh egoes on a more permanent statement of their tenure……
“The new furniture gives the necessary impression of permanence, but clearly only rests on the pavement”
Good point about no permanency…at best a face saving exercise for some… but would fear it a horrdenous waste of money just to appease a few egoes…..
what do you think of the altar above…. I know I have the flu and a high temperature but it gives me the hebbie jebbies…looking at it….. like a bad temperature induced nightmare…. sorry if I offend.. but thats what I see…
