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Where: Connaught, County Roscommon, Ireland
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When: Unknown
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The church of the Sacred Heart in Roscommon Town rises above a very impressive depiction of the crucifixion down below. It looks pristine and new here, but how does it look today?
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: between 1903-1920
NLI Ref: EAS_3356
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Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: between 1903-1920
NLI Ref: EAS_3356
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B-59
Photo by Jason Pantig, 2019: www.flickr.com/photos/cinos27/33922663868/ The spire was added in 1916 www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/31817...
suckindeesel
Still looking good goo.gl/maps/imefPzaRQpcMPWFj7
suckindeesel
A nice YouTube tour and history youtu.be/y4RBk7vbpww Note the 'all seeing eye' symbol above the rose window with the Alpha and Omega letters below
BeachcomberAustralia
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] That's a good history; at about 1:02 it shows a Lawrence (Eblana) photo of the dedication (?) in 1903 - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000561962 Mr French / Lawrence was there earlier - the grotto mural is incomplete and there is a wooden criss-cross fence around it - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000320103 . So when was the fence replaced? Before the 1916 spire at least ...
BeachcomberAustralia
The earlier French / Lawrence photo was taken at exactly the same position as this Eason unidentified photographer one. See the tall lamps either side of the church, etc. What are the chances of that happening with different photographers?! catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000320103 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000558981
derangedlemur
Here's the interesting bit: www.pipeorgansirl.com/roscommon Incidentally, I used to work with this guy in Jonesie's (AKA Kenneth Jones & Assoc).
BeachcomberAustralia
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] I like pipe organ stuff! I see this one was installed in 1912, and not evident in this French / Lawrence interior 'west' photo - see also the lethal gas jet lamps - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000320108
suckindeesel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia It must be the best location for shots as even the one by Jason Pantig, above, is from the same spot. Symmetry etc? It surely is a beautiful structure and one for my bucket list if I ever happen to visit Roscommon. They don't make them like that anymore.
suckindeesel
The clock hasn't been installed yet, a date of 1915 can be seen in modern photos. The stone cross atop the grotto is from the old church, now a BOI branch. The holy water font is from the 18th century Penal Law times.
BlueisCoool
A wonderful photograph.
suckindeesel
So, 1903/4-1914/5, so far
Dr. Ilia
Well captured