MOUNT ST. ALPHONSUS [REDEMPTORIST CHURCH IN LIMERICK]

MOUNT ST. ALPHONSUS [REDEMPTORIST CHURCH IN LIMERICK]

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The Redemptorist Church at Mount St. Alphonsus, South Circular Road, Limerick is more than 150 years old. It is open twelve hours every day so it is more accessible than most churches in Ireland and it is well worth a visit and if you do visit you will have plenty of time to view it.

The Redemptorists have been in Limerick since 1853 and are known locally as “The Fathers” and they have had a huge impact on life period however there is a very unpleasant event, the Limerick Boycott in 1904, associated with the order.

The Redemptorists first came to Limerick in 1851 to preach a mission in St John’s. Two years later they established a temporary presence in Bank Place and moved to the present site, which they named Mount St Alphonsus, in 1854. The current church was dedicated on December 7th, 1862.

St. Saviour's Dominican Church [Now Operated By Nashville Nuns]

St. Saviour's Dominican Church [Now Operated By Nashville Nuns]




In the strong sunlight the stained glass windows were magical.


I used a Voigtlander 15mm lens, a manual focus lens, and I had lots of problems with the camera as it froze a number of times. As a result of my experience using lenses with a Metabones adaptor and the problems that I have had with the  Voigtlander I have finally decided that i will only use Sony glass [the only exceptions being Zeiss Batis and Loxia]

Apparently this church was rescued from closure by nuns from Tennessee.

Some years ago the Dominican Friars in Ireland announced they had embarked on a process of reorganising its commitments in Ireland because of falling numbers and would be withdrawing from Limerick. As a result of their decision St Saviour’s Church, Glentworth Street, which has an 800-year association with Limerick, was due to close but thanks to the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia it will remain operational as a church.

On the 4th. of July 2016 the last Mass held by the Dominican Order took place. Soon after the Limerick Diocese took over the running of religious services with a Mass at 1pm each day while the nuns moved into the building later in the summer of 2016.


RELIGION IN LIMERICK ...

THE NEW STATUE OF TERRY WOGAN [THE PEOPLE OF LIMERICK ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED]

THE NEW STATUE OF TERRY WOGAN [THE PEOPLE OF LIMERICK ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED]

A few weeks before my three day visit to Limerick a statue of Terry Wogan was unveiled. However there was a serious problem because the statue looked nothing like the late broadcaster. And the people of Limerick are twice  unhappy because they also dislike the stone memorial to Munster rugby player and coach Anthony Foley which was recently unveiled on Clancy Strand across the river from Terry [I will publish some photographs within  the next few days]

This statue is going to attract lots of Terry’s fans from England and they are all going to be horrified  because it looks nothing like their hero at any stage in his life. One local told me that it looks like Terry if you look at it from a mile away but I am not convinced. I actually spoke to a couple from England and they were a bit confused and wondered if there was another Terry Wogan that they were unaware of.

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