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Saint Patrick's Church, Fermoy
Saint Patrick's Church in Fermoy was built in the early 1800s. The original church was quite small and was extended in 1843 when Father Timothy Murphy was parish priest. The architects Pugin and Ashlin designed further extensions in 1867 which gave the church its modern appearance. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.9, 1 August 1867, p.195)
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Saint Luke's Church - Interior
The Cork Examiner of 15 January 1875 describes the interior of Saint Luke's Church as follows: 'What strikes one chiefly about the interior is its lightness, loftiness and spaciousness. The length of the nave is 114 feet and the width across the transept 82 feet. Nave and transept being both of great width, the semicircular arches which span their intersection are of extraordinary size and beauty. They spring from neat shafts resting upon curved corbels projected from the faces of four lofty piers. The groined ceiling at the intersection is of timber, painted blue and spangled with stars. The chancel is at the southern end of the nave, and its special features are its five rich stained glass windows in the apse, the subjects in three of which are - the Good Shepherd, the Prodigal Son and the parable of the lost groat. These windows are the gift of Mr Wm. Goulding. On the east side of the choir, in the angle of the transept, is the organ chamber, where has been erected a costly and beautiful organ, built by Foster and Andrews of Hull. The aisles are short and narrow, in proportion to the nave and transepts, from the former of which each is separated by three lofty arches, supported upon handsome pillars of Cork red marble, polished. The capitals of the columns, corbels and shafts throughout the interior are of Bath stone, very beautifully carved by Mr MacLeod of this city. Perhaps the chief merit of its construction is the fact that from any point within the Church almost the whole interior can be seen.' (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.16, 15 December 1874, p.341)
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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral - Rose Window
The magnificent rose window dominates the west front of the cathedral. C. W. Harrison of Dublin, using William Burges's design, carved the figures representing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which surround the window. The style of the carvings was influenced by the carvings of ancient Assyria which Burges had seen in the British Museum. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.13, 2 January 1871, p.6)
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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
The illustration shows a view of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral from the south-east in 1871 before the spires were added. The cathedral was consecrated on 30 November 1870 but the towers and spires were not completed until 1879. Two local businessmen Francis Wise and William Crawford donated £30,000 towards the cost of the towers and spires. On 6 April 1878 Bishop John Gregg laid the top stones on the western spires. His son and successor as Bishop, Robert Samuel Gregg, laid the top stone on the central spire in 1879. The perspective taken by the artist is almost the same as the perspective adopted by the photographer who took one of the photographs of the laying of the foundation stone in 1865. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.13, 15 January 1871, p.19)
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National Bank, Millstreet
The National Bank in Millstreet is now part of the Bank of Ireland Group. In 1965 the Bank of Ireland took over the National Bank and changed its name to the National Bank of Ireland. The Bank of Ireland, Hibernian Bank and the National Bank of Ireland merged in 1969 to form the Bank of Ireland Group (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.20, 1 April 1878, p.103)
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Windele Monument
John Windele's grave in St Joseph's cemetery, formerly the Botanic Gardens, in Cork is marked by a Celtic cross designed by Richard Rolt Brash and executed by Patrick Scannell. Windele (1801-1865) was a keen antiquarian and historian. His book Historical and descriptive notices of the city of Cork and its vicinity first published in 1839 is one of the best books on 19 th century Cork. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.9, 15 October 1867, p.271)
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Queen Victoria
Here is a portrait of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria’s reign lasted from 1837 to 1901. Whilst the Victorian Age was an era of new reform, and tremendous achievements and awakenings, it was also a time of extreme poverty for the working class, who endured such harsh and vulnerable conditions. In Ireland, the Victorian era was overshadowed by the famine in the 1840’s and later in the 1880’s. During this time poor law unions were established to try to solve the problems that were encountered. Workhouses were erected in towns across the land to help the poor in times of need.
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Saint Luke's Church
Saint Luke's Church of Ireland church shown in the illustration was the third church to stand on the site. The two previous churches, which served as chapels-of-ease to Saint Anne's, Shandon, were pulled down as they could not cope with the increasing population of the area in the mid-19 th century. Sir John Benson and William Hill designed the church in the Romanesque style. It was consecrated on 14 January 1875 and was the first church built by the Church of Ireland after the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland Act of 1869. The church was destroyed by fire on 9 February 1887 and was replaced by a new church designed by Hill which was consecrated on 8 February 1889. The final act of worship in Saint Luke's took place on 2 March 2003. The parish merged once again with Saint Anne's, Shandon, parish. The 1889 church now serves as a cultural centre. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.15, 15 September 1873, p.249)
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Templebreedy Church
The Holy Trinity Church in the parish of Templebreedy, Crosshaven, was designed by the architect William Burges who is best known as the architect of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork. The tower which was part of the original design was never built. (Image from: Irish Builder, Vol.15, 15 April 1873, p.107)
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Birds Eye View of the Standard Workhouse Image
Birds Eye View of the standard layout for a workhouse, as published in the Poor Law Commissioners Annual Report, 1839. The standard plan was drawn up by the Poor Law Commissions Architect, George Wilkinson.
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Bodyke Evictions (Clare Co.)
The land war began in the early 1880's, when tenants began agitating for fair treatment and land rights. This image is taken from the Bodyke evictions in Co. Clare where one of the most important landwars in the country took place. These evictions and the stand that the community took against them assisted in the downfall of the landlord system in Ireland.
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At the gate of the workhouse, 1846
This is an engraving that was used in The Illustrated London News in 1846. It depicts a crowd of poor people gathered outside the gates of a workhouse, waiting desperately, in the hope that they will be accepted into the workhouse. The demand for poor relief during these famine years was very high, and as was the case in this instance, the workhouses were often completely full. http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/sttaylor/FAMINE/index.html
Views of the Famine: Vassar College NY USA
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Main Street Birr c1910
Photograph of thriving Main Street Birrc 1910. Showing Griffins Bakery to left foreground
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St. Ciaran's Well, Castlekeeran, Kells
St. Ciaran's Well, Castlekeeran, Kells
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St. Ciaran's Well, Castlekeeran, Kells
"The great ash tree to which Sir William Wilde refers, and which is shown in early sketches, decayed and fell in the present century. Wilde refers to a curious story that about ten years earlier, that is about 1839, a report spread in the locality that the ash tree was bleeding and that thousands of people flocked to the place expecting to witness the phenomenon!...In the 1880s some restorations and improvements were carried out by the Farrell family of Castle Kieran; a protective railing was erected around the well; seats were provided and an entrance foot-bridge constructed over the little stream which flows by the roadside." Ríocht na Midhe, 1957, p.31 Castle Kieran, O'Connell, Philip, M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Lady Well, Killyon
Lady Well, Killyon
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St. John's Well, Warrenstown
St. John's Well, Warrenstown
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St. Columcille's Well, Calliaghstown
Holy well named after St. Columcille at Calliaghstown, Co. Meath.
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Lady Well, Slane
Lady Well, Slane
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St. Columcille's Well, Kells
St. Columcille's Well, Kells
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Place settings for a Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner is still considered to be one of the most important family meals of the year.
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Tubberorum, Navan
Tubberorum, Navan, holy well
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Well of Newnagh (Neamhrach), Tara
Well of Newnagh (Neamhrach), Tara
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St. Patrick's Well, Trim
St. Patrick's Well, Trim
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St. John's Well, Warrenstown
St. John's Well, Warrenstown
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Old Irish farmhouse
This farm in Donegal uses traditional means of transportation by a basket used as a pania on the back of a donkey. Front left shows a spade for cutting turf, and further to the right is a churn for butter.
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St. Ultan's and St. Brigid's wells, Ardbraccan
Excerpt from the 1938 Schools Folklore Commission notebook for Tullanghstown National School on St. Ultan's and St. Brigid's holy wells, Ardbraccan. "There are two holy wells in my parish, namely Saint Ultan's Well and Saint Brigid's Well. St. Ultan's Well is on Mr. Law's estate which is in the townland of Ardbraccan amd Saint Brigid's well is in Mr. Luke Gibney's field. St. Ultan's Well is noted for curing headaches and Saint Brigid's well is very good for toothaches. There is a pilgrimage to Saint Ultan's Well every year on the first Sunday in September and the Rosary is recited in Irish at the well." Source: Mr. Pat Coyle, Bohermeen, Navan, aged 63 years. Pupil: Agnes McCabe.
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Wilde's 'The Beauties of the Boyne'
'The Beauties of the Boyne and its tributary the Blackwater' by Sir William Wilde,
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Image of St. John, St. John's Well, Warrenstown
Image of St. John, St. John's Well, Warrenstown
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Music on the Blasket Islands
A music group playing traditional instruments on the Blasket Islands. Drawing painted by Mrs. Waddicor and inscribed by C.H. Jackson.
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Hopscotch
A child playing a game of hopscotch
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Christmas decorations
Christmas decorations. Ballyfermot, Dublin, 2008
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Christmas decorations