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Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

Wallace Holy Water Font, Ss Peter and Paul’s Church, Clonmel

“Designed, sculpted Presented J Wallace Clonmel January 1853” is inscribed on this HOly Water Font located in the narthex (fancy word for a church lobby, I just looked this up…

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Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

“Nothing Odd Will Do Long” – Lawrence Sterne Memorial, Clonmel

Lawrence Sterne of Tristram Shandy fame was born in Clonmel in 1713. Spending only a few months of infancy there, he is nevertheless commerorated by two memorials in the town…

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Posted on February 21, 2019

“F***lands 1982”, E J Peters

Currently this piece by the late E J Peters – based apparently on an actual small ad – is on displayin Tipperary County Museum in Clonmel as part of their…

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Posted on December 25, 2018December 12, 2018

Nativity Window, SS Peter and Paul’s, Clonmel

Happy Christmas!

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Posted on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

Blue Anchor Lane, Clonmel

Blue Anchor Lane is an evocative name. It is a lane between O’Connell Street (the Clonmel version) and the New Quay: It is rather unglamorous: Another angle does not reveal…

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Posted on July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

Unity of Three in One sculpture, Clerihan, Co Tipperary

This sculpture dominates the junction in the middle of the village of Clerihan (AKA Ballyclerahan AKA Clerahan) which is a few miles from Clonmel. According to a comment on this page,…

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Posted on May 4, 2018May 4, 2018

St Thomas Aquinas and St Bonaventure in stained glass from SS Peter and Paul’s, Clonmel

Details of both:   p60

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Posted on April 28, 2017April 29, 2017

Murphy Devitt Stained Glass from Franciscan Abbey, Clonmel.

  Over recent months I have been blogging pictures of stained glass mainly (but not exclusively) from Tipperary churches. These photos are taken with my phone and I cannot claim to…

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