tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post2309089140064139533..comments2024-03-29T14:55:09.469+00:00Comments on Patrick Comerford: A Pugin-style church in Ballybunion built by a tea planter’s widowPatrick Comerfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558394038241172440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-20597918932519199272021-03-27T14:19:48.278+00:002021-03-27T14:19:48.278+00:00Heard that one of the stained glass windows in the...Heard that one of the stained glass windows in the church are by Harry Clarke or by his students ? Margaret Hannon-Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142450267536133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-25848038673734099602021-03-27T14:19:18.014+00:002021-03-27T14:19:18.014+00:00Very interesting thank you Patrick for doing this ...Very interesting thank you Patrick for doing this wonderful account of St.John’s Church and indeed the many other in the area around Margaret Hannon-Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142450267536133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-9216961322830610212019-08-04T00:40:54.563+01:002019-08-04T00:40:54.563+01:00Bishop John Mangan (1904-1917) at St.Mary's Ca...Bishop John Mangan (1904-1917) at St.Mary's Cathedral, Killarney appointed the firm of George Ashlin and Thomas Coleman, (who had designed Cobh Cathedral) to complete the work of Pugin and McCarthy in 1907. The nave and aisles were extended westwards by 8.2m to create two new bays; a new sacristy and mortuary were built; pinnacles were added to the flanking turrets at the west end, and a pinnacle at the east end to join one already there; the crossing piers were strengthened, and a great tower and spire, 86.8m high, were constructed above at a cost of £36,500. The work was completed and the cathedral finished in 1912.<br /><br />St. John's Church in Ballybunion, financed by the generosity of Mrs Mary Young, provided the inspiration to Bishop John to finish St. Mary's. His relatives, the two Canon Fullers (see mosiac sanctuary floor photo) were among the priests responsible for appointing and directing Ashlin and Coleman. Some of the stained glass windows and the side altar were donated by the relatives of the Canon Fullers and Fr.John Shanahan nephew of Bishop John Mangan (buried in front of St. John's). <br /><br />Fortunately, this architectural gem of great spiritual beauty survived the vandalism that befell St. Mary's Cathedral. <br /><br />Thank you Patrick for this wonderful description of St. John's Church and the inspiring work of Ashlin and Coleman.<br />Eileen Stack Shanahan (great grandniece of Bishop John Mangan).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com