Category Archives: Commemoration

Video Clip of the Cork, Cloyne and Ross Re-enactment of the General Convention 1870

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

Way back in February, long before people had to stop gathering because of the Novel Coronavirus, students from Ashton School, Cork, Bandon Grammar School, and Midleton College were enlisted by the their school chaplains – Drew Ruttle, the Reverend Anne … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Bishop, Bishops of Cork, Chaplaincies, Church History, Commemoration, Diocese, Disestablishment, Drama, Media and Communications, Midleton College, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Sesquicentenary, Special Events, Students, Youth Work

Photos of the 150th Anniversary of Disestablishment in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

The 150th anniversary of the reading for the first time in February 1870 of the Preamble and Declaration to the Constitution of the Church of Ireladn was re-enacted in Cork on Monday, 24th February by students from Ashton School, Bandon … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Anniversaries, Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Bishop, Bishops of Cork, Cathedral, Church History, Church of Ireland, Commemoration, Diocese, Disestablishment, Drama, Midleton College, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Preamble and Declaration

Defining Church of Ireland Moment in 1870 re-enacted in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Today, in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, young people from Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School and Midleton College, accepted the invitation of the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, to join him, some of the clergy of the Diocese, Dr … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Bishops of Cork, Cathedral, Church History, Church of Ireland, Commemoration, Diocese, Disestablishment, Drama, Midleton College, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Preamble and Declaration, Schools in the Diocese, Sesquicentenary

Cork Re-enactment of an Historic Day in the Life of the Church of Ireland: 19th February 1870

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

In the coming days, an historic and defining moment in the history of the Church of Ireland will be re-enacted in Cork, as a contribution by the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross Diocesan to the current 150th anniversary … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Bishops of Cork, Cathedral, Church History, Church of Ireland, Commemoration, Disestablishment, Drama, Heritage, History, Schools in the Diocese, Sesquicentenary, Youth Work

The Importance of Listening to One Another in the Context of our Centenary Commemorations in Ireland

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

‘In the context of our centenary commemorations, attentive listening to one another, dialogue and engagement have become more important than ever’ according to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton. Bishop Colton was opening an event recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Centenaries in Ireland, Church in Society, Commemoration, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Cork Centenaries Commemoration and Reconciliation Project, Diocese, Five Marks of Mission

Cork Harbour Tragedy Commemorated in Cobh

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

On Saturday 14th December, a large gathering assembled in Cobh to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Cork Harbour Tragedy.   The tragedy occurred on the night of 12th December, 1942 when 5 men died in extreme weather conditions whilst carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Commemoration, Community Involvement, East Cork, Memorial Service, Remembrance, Special Events