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/ Two Bullocks on a Boat in Eire
Despite not looking it, the solid pontoon is good protection during the gale force winds we’ve been experiencing (this is the Fastnet weather area). Note the coiled hose; Kevin is OCD about putting it away properly, but it never stays that way for long and he always finds it in a tangled mess.
Once again we’ve found the bus service very good, cheap and well used.
Loving the name of this road - Sober Lane. Some lovely whole food and cooperative shops and eateries along the quay.
The National Monument Grand Parade was erected to celebrate the Irish Patriots who died 1798 - 1897.
St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, a Gothic Revival three spire cathedral on the south bank of the Lee. The original cathedral was demolished and this style commissioned in the mid 19th century.
Fin Barre is the patron saint of Cork, born in 550 and the founder of the monastic hermitage at Gougane Barra.
A labyrinth based on the 1200AD design at Chartres Cathedral, France, has been created in the grounds. Originally from Greek mythology, they become popular in churches across Europe in the 12th century.
Known as “Roads to Jerusalem” they were often substituted for pilgrimages to the Holy Land in a time when it was too dangerous to travel. Journeying into the centre is an opportunity to slow down, meditate, contemplate and reflect.
The convoluted course is also symbolic of life’s journey.
The pulpit, painted in the 1930’s depicts the four Evangelists.
In 1889 the organ was moved to a 14-foot pit dug in the floor beside the nave in order to improve acoustics, maximise space and avoid its interference with the view of the windows. It was great to hear it being played whilst we were there in anticipation of a wedding that afternoon.
The mosaic floor was made in Paris by craftsmen from Udine, Italy, using marble from the Pyrenees.
The mosaic floor before the alter depicts St Matthew’s “the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered every kind” (Matthew 13:47).
In the Dean’s Chapel a candle is lit for Ukraine.
King David with an Irish harp above David’s door.
Found in the old steeple when it was demolished in 1864, this 24 pound shot cannonball was fired from nearby Elizabeth Fort during the siege of Cork in 1690.
Walking towards Nano Nagle Place.
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