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The Story of the Bells of St Nicholas

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The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra, patron saint of children (better known as ‘Santa Claus’) and of mariners, is the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use as a place of worship. Though there is some disagreement about when it was built, it was finished by 1320. The building was extended by the Lynch and ffrench families when the 14 tribes were at the peak of their power during the 16th century. Christopher Columbus prayed there during a visit to Galway in 1477, and the building suffered the iconoclasm of Cromwell’s troops, who used the church as a stable after the siege of Galway in 1652. Today it occupies the centre of the city, renowned for its annual Christmas carol service, which is attended by the mayor and members of the city council, and members of the corporation, all in robes, preceded by the symbols of the city; its silver sword and mace.

Kilkenny Cathedral receives worship grant

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Pictured at the launch of the Heritage Council’s, ‘Significant Places of Public Worship Grant’ for St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny are, Trevor Stacey from the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland; Michael Starrett, chief executive of the Heritage Council; and Fr Paddy Jones of the Catholic Church’s Sacred Art and Architecture Committee.

 

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