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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 26, 2019May 26, 2019

#MarianMay , Frank Patterson singing “Queen of The May”

Here is Clonmel’s own Frank Patterson with a song inextricably associated for many with the month of May and Mary:     Here is Patterson singing this hymn live:

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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 January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Otters of the River Suir

Until a few years ago, otters and badgers were the only members of Ireland’s admittedly not that extensive land mammal fauna which I had not seen (let’s not get into…

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Posted on January 2, 2019

A Surfeit of Quarters

Recently in Limerick I came across this:     Earlier that day I had been in Limerick’s Fashion Quarter: I must admit on the Saturday afternoon before Christmas there wasn’t…

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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 December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

“A Ceremony Of Carols”, Benjamin Britten, presented by Clontempo, St Mary’s Church, Irishtown, Clonmel, Dec 14th 2018

Here’s a poster for this event in one of the most beautiful (and atmospheric) churches in Clonmel: Here’s a video of the Vilnius Municipal Choir performing the piece. Although obviously…

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