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Posted on February 6, 2019

The water-filled River Clashawley, Fethard, in February

Last September I posted eerie photos of the dried up bed of the Clashawley River at Fethard. As contrast, here are some February photos showing the river in good flow:

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Posted on November 19, 2018

Erratum re Harry Clarke / Fethard

Early last year I posted on the stained glass of Augustinian Priory, Fethard.  This includes this window depicting Our Lady of Fatima:   I had picked up somewhere that it was from…

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Posted on September 29, 2018

The dried-up riverbed of the Clashawley River, Fethard, Tipperary

This is not the first time this has happened. Nevertheless it is eerie to walk beside a dried-up river, especially one that at other times is prone to flooding. Evidently…

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Posted on September 28, 2018

#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…

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Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Multum In Parvo – Newport’s Newsagents, Fethard, Tipperary

A particularly charming sign – like many Latin tags, multum in parvo doesn’t go that easily into English – “much in a little” or “much in a small place” is…

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Posted on September 10, 2017November 19, 2018

My Best of Tipperary Stained Glass (a personal selection of ten images)

Since this post from January I have been blogging intermittently picture of stained glass from Churches in Tipperary. As I wrote in that original post: Recently visiting various churches in…

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Posted on August 31, 2017

Heritage Week 2017 Walking Tour of Medieval Sculpture and Folk Art in Fethard — Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland

This is reblogged from the wonderful Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland site. I have blogged about Fethard heritage here and here – this is a far more informed guide! On Thursday…

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Posted on June 25, 2017June 25, 2017

“A kind of gospel in glass”: stained glass from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Fethard, Tipperary.

Every so often I have blogged pictures of stained glass, mainly from various Tipperary locales but also from further afield. I have found that this has led me to discoveries like the windows of…

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