tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post1832996030173670421..comments2023-10-17T12:19:22.853+01:00Comments on The Catholic Heritage Association of Ireland: Majestic Irish Cathedral Destroyed by FireCatholic Heritage Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931529213337535429noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-32009301450743044562011-04-12T15:20:55.497+01:002011-04-12T15:20:55.497+01:00How sad it is to think what will be made of this C...How sad it is to think what will be made of this Cathedral when it is restored.Veronica Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340070034885770230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-19603542832063865052010-05-02T17:42:23.468+01:002010-05-02T17:42:23.468+01:00This is the most recent comment by Mark as I write...This is the most recent comment by Mark as I write so I'm taking this occasion to thank him for acts of kindness, patience and generosity too many to mention over the past couple of years - although I would mention one in particular, which is the responsibility, sometimes the sole responsibility, for this and our other blogs. I pray that his present plans will come to a happy conclusion. God bless you!Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-30950938513004521772010-02-16T14:02:09.222+00:002010-02-16T14:02:09.222+00:00I really feel like writing a 'not in my name&#...I really feel like writing a 'not in my name' letter to the Bishop saying that unless he is going to RESTORE the Sanctuary he needn't bother restoring the Cathedral. What is the point of restoring a completely ruined Cathedral to a state of half-ruin. I don't think I'll bother. I'm sure he or his liturgists are rubbing their hands at the chance to create a different kind of abomination of desolation to the desolation that's there now. My guess is that they will write "Cathal Daly I have outdone thee!" over the main door.Recorderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588650483534846682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-82065527725966021982010-02-13T21:38:09.166+00:002010-02-13T21:38:09.166+00:00You can see that the most recent developments in t...You can see that the most recent developments in this Cathedral were a big wooly banner that covered over one statue and a bare wooden cross NOT crucifix. Is there ANYTHING in terms of subject, material, style or anything else that made them appropriate for that building?Shandon Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054708322584874701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-2189786950176810872010-02-13T16:33:41.550+00:002010-02-13T16:33:41.550+00:00On the subject of restoration I would be extremely...On the subject of restoration I would be extremely worried about anything that was done now to bring back 'former glory' to St. Mel's because we know that nobody in authority will propose the full restoration of the original Cathedral and nobody with any sense would propose restoring the terrible mish-mash that was intruded into the Cathedral under the excuse of the spirit of the Council.Jim'll Fix It!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06624251295937624082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-27366490648469788962010-02-04T13:50:29.200+00:002010-02-04T13:50:29.200+00:00Will the new St. Mel's be a monument to God or...Will the new St. Mel's be a monument to God or to Cardinal Daly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-3437341215464151072010-01-25T17:32:21.802+00:002010-01-25T17:32:21.802+00:00What's the deal with French interest in Irelan...What's the deal with French interest in Ireland? Not that I'm complaining, just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-28321932871739826762010-01-10T02:00:26.884+00:002010-01-10T02:00:26.884+00:00I have published a link to this story at my blog, ...I have published a link to this story at my blog, GalliaWatch, which deals primarily with news from France. However, on occasion, I do write about other countries. And I try to follow the problems encountered by traditional Catholics in France, who are watching their heritage come under attack by so many forces hostile to Christianity.<br /><br />http://galliawatch.blogspot.com/2010/01/news-from-ireland.htmltibergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738716899363426734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-76931784443573655052010-01-08T19:53:10.952+00:002010-01-08T19:53:10.952+00:00Actually, I changed my mind. I published your link...Actually, I changed my mind. I published your link on my blog. I think your website deserves it. <br /><br />Good job! God bless you!<br />AncillaAncillahttp://salveregina.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-6178661017495975392010-01-05T16:31:35.881+00:002010-01-05T16:31:35.881+00:00It now seems that the pillars are destroyed beyond...It now seems that the pillars are destroyed beyond repair and some of the sanctuary statuary was vaporised in the heat of the fire. There is some speculation that the 'restored' cathedral will not include new pillars... One tragedy following upon another...<br /><br />JSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-92213048876278539592010-01-04T17:01:42.320+00:002010-01-04T17:01:42.320+00:00A great tragedy. The bishop hopes to receive assis...A great tragedy. The bishop hopes to receive assistasnce from Mel Gibson wehose mother was from Longford. At last the bishops call on traditionalists to rebuild the Church!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-47609671474843042172009-12-28T21:03:41.856+00:002009-12-28T21:03:41.856+00:00I can see merit in each suggestion. The situation ...I can see merit in each suggestion. The situation when the Cathedral was built is very different from that in which the Cathedral will be restored, spiritually, aesthetically, economically. I could easily see that one less Church in a country where Mass attendances are down 50% might make some sense but I don't think that the two Chapels of Ease in Longford Town Parish (which is actually called Templemichael and Ballymacormack), won't be able to cope with even 50% of the Catholic population indefinitely.<br /><br />I incline to Cardinal Connell's view to do nothing in the present climate (and I don't think things have improved in the last 8 years.<br /><br />Likewise, I think Des has a point about the significance of Cathedrals for local pride and morale and, as 'The Raven' says, for economic regeneration.<br /><br />My own view would be that there's nothing wrong with a Pro-Cathedral. The difficulty is that the Bishop will probably want to continue living in Longford Town and the only other Church I can think of of a reasonable size is St. Mary's in Athlone. (Un)fortunately, due to re-ordering, the Sanctuary is empty enough to fit in a throne.Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-35481082719762070262009-12-28T08:19:18.211+00:002009-12-28T08:19:18.211+00:00"The restoration of this building is the last...<i>"The restoration of this building is the last thing that is needed in an area hit badly by present economic crisis."</i><br />I would have thought that the skilled jobs that the restoration of the Cathedral would bring were <b>exactly</b> the sort of thing that an area hit badly by the economic crisis needs.The Raven (C. Corax)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08605347404726608685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-88359368258712765532009-12-27T20:57:15.257+00:002009-12-27T20:57:15.257+00:00This is a fair point. I should say that large sec...This is a fair point. I should say that large sections of this post and all of the commentary are by me and not Mark M.<br /><br />It's also an easy thing for a Bishop who is one month away from the canonical retirement age to say. However, we shouldn't forget local pride, which is probably going to be a factor in the restoration, just as it was a factor in the original construction.<br /><br />It is true that most of the Catholic Churches of Ireland - frequently majestic and just as frequently vainglorious - reflected the collective pride of the people quite as much as that of the prelates. The poor folk who could never aspire to grandeur in their homes could take a just pride in their Churches... THEIR Churches.<br /><br />Consider the Cathedrals that were built before it: The Most Holy Trinity, Waterford (1793), Ss. Mary and Anne, Cork (1808), St. Mary, Dublin (1825), St. Patrick, Skibbereen (1826), Ss. Patrick and Colman, Newry (1829), The Assumption, Carlow (1833), St. Muredach, Ballina (1834), The Assumption, Tuam (1837), St. Aidan, Enniscorthy (1843), The Assumption, Killarney (1855). These could hardly have been built without massive grass-roots support.<br /><br />The Cathedrals that immediately follow likewise: The Assumption, Kilkenny (1857), The Annunciation and St. Nathy, Ballaghaderreen (1860), Ss. Peter and Paul, Ennis (1861), St. John the Baptist, Limerick (1861), St. Peter’s, Belfast (1866), St. Eugene’s, Derry (1873), The Immaculate Conception, Sligo (1874), The Assumption, Thurles (1879), St. Colman, Cobh (1879).<br /><br />You may say, and justifiably, how many loaves for the starving would these bricks have bought but, if the poor give up half a loaf for the sake of a Cathedral, should we not respect the generosity of the poor?<br /><br />That's my point. Why should arrogant prelates wish to wreck the Sanctuaries built by the pennies of the poor and loved by the people? What motivates them to destroy - and to fight to the Supreme Court to maintain their right to wreck?<br /><br />God is not in bricks and mortar but, if you consult the Old Testament accounts of the design for the Temple, he was just as obsessed with bricks and mortar as any nineteenth century Irish Bishop... or any nineteenth century Irish Catholic.<br /><br />However, there is an excellent argument for using another large Church as a Pro-Cathedral. After all, Dublin, Belfast, Ennis and Skibbereen all have Pro-Cathedrals until the real Cathedral is built (or recovered). That's not such a bad idea.Doc Hannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709321640473528492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-22789197935913126042009-12-27T18:45:02.696+00:002009-12-27T18:45:02.696+00:00The restoration of this building is the last thing...The restoration of this building is the last thing that is needed in an area hit badly by present economic crisis. There are way too many, often half filled churches around the country. God is not in Bricks and mortar.truthisfreehttp://truthisfree.baywords.comnoreply@blogger.com