Arcabas RIP
The French sacred painter Arcabas (real name Jean-Marie Pirot has died : Jean-Marie Pirot-Arcabas was born in 1926 in Lorraine (France). Graduated from the Fine Arts School (Ecole Nationale Supérieure…
Tag: church art
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:…
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,…
Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church, Aughnacloy, Parish of Aghaloo and Carntell, Co. Tyrone
This parish has three Churches – St Mary’s Church Aughnacloy, St Joseph’s Church Caledon & St Brigid’s Church Killens. St Mary’s Church is located just beyond the main road of Aughnacloy in…
Stained Glass from St Patrick’s Church, Crossmaglen (Creggan Upper Parish), Co. Armagh
This is the parish church of Upper Creggan parish in Crossmaglen, Co Armagh. St Patrick’s Church has a photo gallery on Flickr and an informative website. In 2015 this fine…
Stained Glass from St Mary’s Oratory, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone
St Mary’s Oratory is on the main street of Newtownstewart. It has an interesting history and context which you can read about on the Ardstraw East parish website. I entered…
Stained Glass from St Molleran’s Church, Carrick-on-Suir
With its narrow streets, broad river spanned by and skyline dominated by spires and a town clock, there is a medieval feel to Carrick-On-Suir. St Molleran’s is built on the…
Séamus Sweeney 