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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
The illustration shows a view of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral from the south-east in 1871 before the spires were added. The cathedral was consecrated on 30 November 1870 but the towers and spires were not completed until 1879. Two local businessmen Francis Wise and William Crawford donated £30,000 towards the cost of the towers and spires. On 6 April 1878 Bishop John Gregg laid the top stones on the western spires. His son and successor as Bishop, Robert Samuel Gregg, laid the top stone on the central spire in 1879. The perspective taken by the artist is almost the same as the perspective adopted by the photographer who took one of the photographs of the laying of the foundation stone in 1865. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.13, 15 January 1871, p.19)
Cork City Libraries
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Templebreedy Church
Templebreedy Church
The Holy Trinity Church in the parish of Templebreedy, Crosshaven, was designed by the architect William Burges who is best known as the architect of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork. The tower which was part of the original design was never built. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.15, 15 April 1873, p.107)
Cork City Libraries
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It’s best not to create waste in the first place
It’s best not to create waste in the first place
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Architecture Feature
Architecture Feature
Architecture in Ireland, a comprehensive guide to the historical periods and the characteristic buildings associated with them which have combined to produce the architectural landscape of Ireland
Irish Architectural Archives
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Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
A plan of Cork in 1545
Copyright Cork City Library
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Mellifont Abbey, Co Louth
Mellifont Abbey, Co Louth
Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian Abbey in Ireland, and is situated on the bank of the River Mattock, a tributary of the Boyne, in Co. Louth. It was founded by St Malachy in 1142 with a group of Irish and French monks who trained in Clairvaux in France. The building passed through many different owners after its dissolution in 1539, and was eventually abandoned in the 18th century and left to decay. The surviving ruins at Mellifont are the Lavabo, a chapter-house and a late medieval gatehouse. Excavations have revealed the foundations of other church buildings and a vast amount of tiles. From examination of the tiles, several clear patterns have emerged. Some of these involve animal patterns and others show floral and foliage motifs.
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Saint Luke's Church
Saint Luke's Church
Saint Luke's Church of Ireland church shown in the illustration was the third church to stand on the site. The two previous churches, which served as chapels-of-ease to Saint Anne's, Shandon, were pulled down as they could not cope with the increasing population of the area in the mid-19 th century. Sir John Benson and William Hill designed the church in the Romanesque style. It was consecrated on 14 January 1875 and was the first church built by the Church of Ireland after the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland Act of 1869. The church was destroyed by fire on 9 February 1887 and was replaced by a new church designed by Hill which was consecrated on 8 February 1889. The final act of worship in Saint Luke's took place on 2 March 2003. The parish merged once again with Saint Anne's, Shandon, parish. The 1889 church now serves as a cultural centre. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.15, 15 September 1873, p.249)
Cork City Libraries
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Sacred Heart Church, Monkstown
Sacred Heart Church, Monkstown
Canon Henry Neville, parish priest of Passage-Monkstown, commissioned Pugin and Ashlin, to design the Sacred Heart Church in the late 1860s. Bishop William Delaney consecrated the church on 27 August 1871. The church is built mainly of brown sandstone with limestone used for the corners and Gorsham stone for ornamental work. Originally the spire was to have a four-faced clock. Local folklore claims that Murphy’s Brewery offered to pay for the clock but Canon McNamara, the then parish priest, refused the offer as he was opposed to the sale of alcohol. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.9, 1 December 1867, p.309)
Cork City Libraries
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Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library
Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Property of Dr. Brendan Grimes
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Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown