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Posted on August 4, 2019August 4, 2019

“Whispered Courage”, sculpture by Sarah Lennon at Minella Hotel, Clonmel, Tipperary

As part of the Starter’s Orders project, the Hotel Minella in Clonmel is hosting “Whispered Courage”, a strikingly coloural equine statue by Sarah Lennon, a self-taught artist from Dublin whose…

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Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

A medieval wooden stature of St Molua at St Molua’s Church, Killaloe, Ballycallan, Kilkenny

St Molua’s Church, Killaloe, Ballycallan Parish, Kilkenny, is not to be confused with St Molua’s Church in the other Killaloe in Country Clare. And indeed one must not confuse Molua…

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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 January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

Padre Pio statue, Dominican Friary, Limerick

A little difficult to see in this photo, on the other side of the confessional from Padre Pio we see a relief of Christ: A rather difficult to see plaque…

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Posted on September 1, 2017July 28, 2018

Statuary from Kilcooley Abbey, Tipperary

Kilcooley Abbey  is near Gortnahoe in the Slieveardagh area of Tipperary .   It is home to  Tipperary’s only pyramid (as far as I know)   Above: A mermaid holding a…

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Posted on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

Random bits of statuary from Cormac’s Chapel, Rock of Cashel

More info on this chapel here .

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