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St
Patrick's Church, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, was designed by architect
George Richard Pain and built 1832-1836 as Chapel of Ease for the
Cathedral Parish of St. Mary and St. Anne. |
Fr. Christy, in his sermon, gave credit to the parishioners, for it was through their generosity that these important works of preservation and improvments to St. Patrick's Church had been completed. The parishioners were 'the salt of the earth' he said. Noel Deasy, Chairperson of Fundraising Committee, outlined the work of the Committee and the present state of the Fund. He paid special tribute to the Architects, Sara Kelly and Joe O'Brien for the sensitive way in which they approached the work, and in particular the new glazed entrance. |
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| Bishop John Buckley and Paddy Lane | Brian Crowley MEP |
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| 'Will you give me a hand' | 'Everyone Ready' ? |
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| Tape Cut | Lights On |
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| A Fanfare From The Mayfield Brass Band | And There Was Light |
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| And The Congregation Exited | To See The Light |
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| A Blinding Light | Some Were Delighted |
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| Others Laughed | A Gentle Greeting |
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| A Job Well Done | Who Else Is Here ? |
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| More Greetings | More Joy |
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| Young Admirer | The Finale |
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| Councillor Mairin Quill MCC | Mr. Brian Crowley MEP |
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Pics; Derri Keating
Restoration Works Celebration Mass and Function
The St. Patrick's
church 6 pm Mass on the 18th. February was concelebrated by Canon Liam
Leader and Fr. Christy O'Shaughnessy.
Mr. Noel Deasy, Chairman of the Restoration Committee addressed the congregation
and explained that since the completion of the Restoration Works, Canon
Liam had stepped down as Parish Priest and Fr. Christy had been reassigned
to Christ the King church, Turners Cross.
It was considered appropriate that the Committee and Parishioners should
acknowledge the work and encouragement of both men in the Fundraising
and Restoration Work. Noel asked for prayers for the continued work of
both men.
Fr. Christy, in his typical fashion replied with a story; he recalled
when he was young (he is still very young), when his parents would bring
him to Killeagh or Youghal, and if they should meet someone whom his parents
knew, and if this person perchanced to give him a packet of Tayto or a
‘tanner' (a single shiny coin with the value of six old pennies),
his father might say ‘say thanks to the man'. And so it is, he was
now very happy to say thanks to the people of St. Patrick's Parish for
their contributions and efforts in the Restoration Works. He expressed
great joy in the achievements of the people working all together as a
living community, people taking responsibility and ownership. An alive
parish is the vision of Christ in every community. St. Patrick's was not
only significant in historical terms but was also the heart of the Parish.
Fr. Christy thanked the people for allowing him to be part of the Restoration
Work journey and he thanked everyone from his heart.
Canon Liam gave thanks and said ‘no, they were not twins' (he and
Fr. Christy), he was in fact a good bit older than Fr. Christy. But age
brings change, and he said that he was very humbled that the Bishop had
asked him to stay on at St. Patrick's as an assistant priest. He was very
appreciative of the works carried out by others under Fr. Christy. He
concluded by saying to the parishioners ‘God Bless'
A presentation of Waterford Glass was made to Canon Liam by Nancy Hennessy
and to Fr. Christy by Margaret Corcoran. All present were invited to the
Parish Hall for ‘goodies'
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Canon Liam Leader
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| Aonghus O' Broin, Editor of the Newsletter | Nancy Hennessy with the tea-pot |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Noel Deasy | |
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| Marie-Claire Twomey, Altar Server | |
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| 'Don't tell me' | |
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| Margaret Corcoran, Maurice Lordan, Sacrestan | |
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| Fr. Christy | |
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| Canon Liam | |
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| John Twomey, Mary Twoney and Mary Lane | |
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| Mr. Morris, 'I've been called worse says Maurice' |