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Category Archives: Heritage
‘Victoria’ screenwriter, Daisy Goodwin, with West Cork church connections, announced as final speaker for West Cork History Festival
The closing speaker of the 2019 West Cork History Festival will be screenwriter and novelist Daisy Goodwin, who wrote the hugely popular TV series Victoria on the life of Queen Victoria. Daisy will speak about writing Victoria and her own West Cork … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven ~ Templebreedy
On the afternoon of Trinity Sunday, 27th May, Templebreedy Church – Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven – was full for the celebration of the sesquicentenary (150 years) of the consecration of the Church. The church building was designed by William Burges, … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Bishop, church buildings, Church Services, Heritage, History, Parish News, Sesquicentenary
Cork’s ‘Goldie Fish’ Comes Face to Face with a Lofty Crane
Cork’s ‘goldie fish’ – the distinctive salmon weather vane atop Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon in Cork – had company on Thursday 26th April. A crane rose to lofty heights to repair the lead flashing on the dome of Shandon, Cork’s … Continue reading
Posted in church buildings, church repairs, Cork, Heritage, History, Parish News
County Mayor, Two Bishops of Cork and President of GAA to Join Dunmanway Community for Opening of Sam Maguire Community Bells Project
On Saturday next, at 9th September in the St Mary’s Church of Ireland Church, Dunmanway, County Cork the completion of a unique community project will be celebrated in the presence the Mayor of Cork County, the two Bishops of Cork, … Continue reading
Cork Church of Ireland Marks the Bicentenary of the Birth of George Boole, Father of the Information Age
On Sunday, 1st November – All Saints’ Sunday – the bicentenary of the birth (on 2nd November, 1815) of George Boole, first Professor of Mathematics at University College, Cork, was commemorated at the Sunday morning Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Bicentenary, Cathedral, Church in Society, Church Services, Contemporary Issues, Diocese, Heritage, History, People from the Diocese, Sermons
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Stunning Photograph Taken of St Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork during Solar Eclipse
Cork-based Polish photographer, Marcin Lewandowski tweeted a stunning photograph he took of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork during the solar eclipse on Friday, 20th March, 2015. Marcin is found on Twitter (@MLSOP) and on his website here. Here is the photograph … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Issues, Cork, Diocese, Heritage, Parish News, Special Events
Bishops Bless New Titanic Memorial Garden in Cobh, County Cork
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, joined the Bishop of Cloyne, the Most Reverend William Crean, in blessing the new Titanic Memorial Garden in Cobh, County Cork on Friday, 11th April. Queenstown (as … Continue reading
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