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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Trim Book Launch
Next Thursday evening at 6.30pm in St Patrick’s cathedral, Trim, the Bishop of Meath & Kildare, the Most Revd Pat Storey, will launch Episcopal Visitations of the Diocese of Meath, 1622–1799 which has been edited by Dr Michael O’Neill.
The visitation records of the Church of Ireland were largely destroyed in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, thus greatly enhancing the significance of those that have survived in copy form, This volume provides editions of the visitations of the diocese of Meath for the years 1622, 1693, 1733 and 1799, which offer unique insights into the life of the Church of Ireland, and its interaction with the wider community, from the post–Reformation period to the eve of the Act of Union. These records reveal much about the 50spiritual and temporal life of the Church in a large Irish diocese and provide a framework for more detailed study of localities based on the records of individual parishes.
This is the eighth volume in the RCB Library’s Texts and Calendars series which aims to provide critical editions of significant Church of Ireland archives and manuscripts. The editor, Dr Michael O’Neill, is best known as an architectural historian. He has written widely on the built heritage of the Irish Church and his extensive survey work on ecclesiastical buildings throughout Ireland has informed his contribution to the latest volume in this series.
Episcopal Visitations of the Diocese of Meath, 1622–1799 has been published by Four Courts Press at €55.
The Crosslinks Mission Agency Annual Meeting, which will be held in the Irish Church Missions, Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin, tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am, will explore the theme of ‘Seeking Europe’s Lost’. Crosslinks Mission Partner Trevor Watson, currently in Sweden, will speak at this event.
Tuesday, 4 July, is American Independence Day which will be celebrated in St Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin, with ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’. Thus will take the form of music from the big screen, performed by the cathedral organists, and will include excerpts from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Back to the Future and Indiana Jones. The performance begins at 6.15pm and admission is free.
The Wednesday lunchtime recital in St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick, will be given by pianist Stuart O’Sullivan, featuring Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata and music by Mendelssohn.
‘Summer Music at Sandford’ continues in Sandford parish church, Ranelagh, Dublin, on Friday at lunchtime. Rachel Talbot (soprano) and Elina Hakanen (violin) will perform works by Holst, Vaughn Williams and Villa–Lobos.
The summer exhibition in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, is a display of icons by Adrienne Lord who will be showing icons from the Greek Byzantine tradition along with some Russian inspired icons. The exhibition will remain in place until the end of September and there will be demonstrations by the artist on the last Friday of each month between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm.
The exhibition will raise funds for charity and Adrienne has donated her icons for this purpose. A Triptych Deesis altarpiece, worth €1,000 will be raffled. Tickets will be on sale from the entrance desk throughout the exhibition. Funds raised from the raffle will be presented to SPPD in Tamil Nadu, India, a non–profit, non–governmental organisation that works to improve the conditions of communities living in poverty in Tamil Nadu. The proceeds of sales made during the exhibition will go to a registered charity nominated by the purchaser. Sales of the icons on the opening night will be donated to one of four charities nominated by the artist.
Published in the Saturday edition of The Irish Times