Churches

Resurrection

15/03/2026

A new connection and a pending introduction led to a visit to St. Fiacre's church, Kilkenny. This compact church is located in Loughboy and is part of the parish of St. Patrick. The church's interior consists of beautiful stained glass windows by artist Patrick Muldowney which were commissioned for the church, most likely when the church was being...

Rememberings

17/01/2026

Holy Cross parish, Dundrum, Dublin re-opened in December 2016 after restoration and reconfiguring. The church, on Dundrum main street, has many fine stained glass windows including work by Michael Healy; the Rosary window.

Some surprise

17/01/2026

A new purpose for the former Dominican church in Athy, Kildare where the artistic features of the building were kept for its new iteration as a library. With the removal of pews, the stained glass windows by George Campbell (1917-79) can be newly appreciated and viewed. Campbell also designed the marble The Stations of the Cross set underneath the...

"My idea is to give the impression that I was in possession of the actual cross on which our Lord was crucified and that I cut and carved these fourteen stations from it"