Category Archives: Centenary

Bishop Colton attends Cork County Commemoration of the First Dáil

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

On Monday, 21st January 2019, the centenary of the meeting of the First Dáil in the Mansion House in Dublin, Cork County Council held a special commemorative meeting at the County Hall, Cork.  Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop … Continue reading →

Posted in Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Cork, Cork Centenaries Commemoration and Reconciliation Project, Decade of Centenaries

Hundreds fill St Mary’s Church, Youghal for dedication of new War Memorial

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

Nearly 500 people from throughout East Cork and West Waterford attended the dedication of a new war memorial in the Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin, Youghal, County Cork on Sunday afternoon 2nd December.  The new memorial comprises eight … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church Services, Decade of Centenaries, Dedication, Ecumenism, Memorial Service, Remembrance

Olive Trees for First World War Commemorations in Schools of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

In the week before 11th November 2018, the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War in 1918, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, arranged to distribute an olive tree to each school in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Cork, Diocese, Education, Five Marks of Mission, Remembrance, Schools in the Diocese, Students

Unity in Remembering WWI 100 years on in New Inclusive Memorial in Bantry Church

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Armistice Day 2018 was marked in Bantry with a special ecumenical service at St. Brendan’s Church. The high point of the ceremony was the unveiling of a new First World War memorial plaque following the traditional two minutes of silence … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church in Society, Church Services, Ecumenism, Memorial Service, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday

Service to Commemorate the Centenary of the End of the First World War held in Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork was full on Sunday afternoon, 11th November, for a Service to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.  The citizens of Cork were led by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Cathedral, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Community Involvement, Decade of Centenaries, Diocese, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, Schools in the Diocese

Photos ~ Service to mark the Centenary of the End of the First World War at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Photographer Jim Coughlan was on hand in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork on Sunday 11th November to take photographs at the Service to Commemorate the Centenary of the End of the First World War:

Posted in Bishop, Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Centenary, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday

Oration by Bishop Paul Colton at the War Memorial in Cork to mark the end of the First World War

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Oration delivered on Remembrance Sunday, 11th November, 2018 at the War Memorial in Cork To mark the Centenary of the end of the First World War delivered by The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton Bishop of Cork You have honoured … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Centenary, Community Involvement, Cork, Diocese, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday