Stained Glass from Our Lady Queen of Peace, Kilmanagh, Kilkenny
Our Lady Queen of Peace is one of the × of Ballycallan Parish, and is the most “modern” in architecture. Indeed, from the outside it is rather unprepossessing. Inside however,…
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Tipperary artist Claire Mulholland: stained glass window of St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Peter’s Church, Partick, Glasgow
I came across this striking window in St Peter’s Church, Hyndland Street, Glasgow: Here is a reflection by the artist: And another angle of the Saint: And what do you…
Murphy Devitt stained glass, Chapel of St Martin de Porres, Dominican Friary, Limerick
I have blogged before about discovering the stained glass work of Murphy Devitt Studios. Here is a brief background from the MDS page: In the early 1950s at Harry Clarke…
Stained Glass from Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co Tipperary
Following recent reflection (possibly navel gazing) and specific reflection on my stained glass related posts, I am trying to be more selective and focused in posting pictures from specific Churches.…
Stained Glass from Church of Our Lady, Coolagh, Callan, Kilkenny
Coolagh is a little outside Callan; this church is part of Callan parish. It is also featured in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage\: Appraisal Occupying a prominent position on a…
Some stained glass from Notre-Dame-De-La-Tronchaye, Rochefort-en-Terre, Morbihan, France
This fine church is located in what was apparently deemed in 2016 the favourite village of the French. It is a rather charming (and quite busy) place. Tradition has it…
#AnimalsinChurches: Birds in stained glass window, SS Peter and Paul, Clonmel
The #AnimalsInChurches tag leads one into a fabulous world of, well, animals in Churches. Or more specifically (or at least usually) animals in stained glass or statuary in Churches. Here is an…
Oisin Kelly frieze and Stained Glass from Church of St Theresa, Sion Mills, Tyrone
The exterior of the Church of St Theresa in Sion Mills is most notable for a frieze of the Last Supper by Oisin Kelly: Detail: Inside there are some interesting stained…
St Helen’s Day – stained glass and true cross relic from Church of St Gilles, Mallièvre
It is St Helen’s day, commemorating the mother of the Emperor Constantine whose mission to recover the cross on which Christ was killed inspired Evelyn Waugh’s Helena. Recent I visited…
Stained Glass from the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry, Tipperary. Part 2.
Following my prior post, here are more traditional (albeit quite interesting and in one case quite intriguing) panels from the rest of the Church. Firstly St John and Mary Magdalen:…
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