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St. Mary's Church, Athlone
St. Mary's Church is a 19th-century Church of Ireland parish church in the town of Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Westmeath County Council. History St. Mary's Church of Ireland church is situated on an elevated site within Athlone's former town walls. The boundary walls of the site, which has been occupied by a church since at least the 1620s, may contain fabric from the 17th-century town walls. The present church was constructed beside the belfry of an earlier church. Described in ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' (published by Samuel Lewis in 1837) as "a neat edifice, with a square embattled tower", its construction was funded by the Board of First Fruits and its design is attributed to Richard Richards of County Roscommon. It was extended, , when James Rawson Carroll added a new chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlone
Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midlands Region with a population of 22,869 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. Most of the town lies on the east bank of the river, within the Athlone (townland), townland of the same name; however, by the terms of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Local Government Act of 1898, six townlands on the west bank of the Shannon, formerly in County Roscommon, were incorporated into the town, and consequently, into the county of Westmeath. Around 100 km west of Dublin, Athlone is near the geographical centre of Ireland. History Athlone Castle, situated on the western bank of the River Shannon, is the geographical and historical centre of Athlone. Throughout its early history, the Ford (crossing), ford of Athlone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Ireland
The Church of Ireland (, ; , ) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomy, autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the Christianity in Ireland, second-largest Christian church on the island after the Catholic Church in Ireland, Roman Catholic Church. Like other Anglican churches, it has retained elements of pre-Reformation practice, notably its episcopal polity, while rejecting the papal primacy, primacy of the pope. In theological and liturgical matters, it incorporates many principles of the Reformation, particularly those of the English Reformation, but self-identifies as being both Protestantism, Reformed and Catholicity, Catholic, in that it sees itself as the inheritor of a continuous tradition going back to the founding of Celtic Christianity, Christianity in Ireland. As with other members of the global Anglican communion, individual parishes accommodate differing approaches to the level of ritual and formality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churches In County Westmeath
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church, a former electoral ward of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council that existed from 1964 to 2002 * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward * Church, Lancashire, England United States * Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Church Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Church, Michigan, ghost town Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. Overview The chancel is generally the area used by the clergy and choir during worship, while the congregation is in the nave. Direct access may be provided by a priest's door, usually on the south side of the church. This is one definition, sometimes called the "strict" one; in practice in churches where the eastern end contains other elements such as an ambulatory and side chapels, these are also often counted as part of the chancel, especially when discussing architecture. In smaller churches, where the altar is backed by the outside east wall and there is no distinct choir, the chancel and sanctuary may be the same area. In churches with a retroquire area behind the altar, this may only be included in the broader defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rawson Carroll
James Rawson Carroll, FRIA (1830 – November 30, 1911) was an Irish people, Irish architect who was involved in many projects throughout Ireland during the Victorian Era. He was a founding partner of the Carroll & Batchelor architectural firm in 1892, alongside Frederick Batchelor. Life Born in Dublin in 1830, James was the youngest son of Thomas Carroll, of Leinster Street and Waterloo Road. He had four known siblings, three brothers - Thomas, Howard and Charles - and a sister whose name is unknown but was the mother of architect John Howard Pentland. He was educated in Delgany, County Wicklow and was admitted to the Royal Dublin Society's National College of Art and Design, School of Drawing in Architecture in 1846. He was subsequently articled to George Fowler Jones of York, England and worked as his assistant until 1856. His brother Thomas built the stonework for Castle Oliver, County Limerick in 1850, which was designed by Jones. During his time in England, Carroll also wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Architectural Archive
The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 by Dr Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson as the National Trust Archive. Its objective is to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of Ireland, and make it available to the public. It is based at 45 Merrion Square, Dublin, and is an independent private company with charitable status. The repository serves as the main collection of diverse materials pertaining to Irish architecture. Founded under the authority of An Taisce, the Irish Architectural Archive seeks to accumulate authentic or, if unavailable, replicated documentation of Irish architecture, with the intention of providing unrestricted access to the public. The expanding assortment encompasses many forms of material, such as publications, books, sketches, etchings, paperwork, models, images, and prints. The focus lies on the time span ranging from 1560 to the contemporary. The diverse records encompass a wide range of structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and List of Irish counties by population, 26th most populous. Its county town and largest town is Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 69,995 as of the 2022 census. Etymology County Roscommon is named after the county town of Roscommon. Roscommon comes from the Irish ''Ros'' meaning a wooded, gentle height and ''Coman mac Faelchon, Comán'', the first abbot and bishop of Roscommon who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. Geography County Roscommon has an area of . Lough Key in north Roscommon is noted for having thirty-two islands. The geographical centre of Ireland is located on the western shore of Lough Ree in the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Of First Fruits
The Board of First Fruits () was an institution of the Church of Ireland that was established in 1711 by Anne, Queen of Great Britain to build and improve churches and glebe houses in Ireland. This was funded from taxes collected on clerical incomes which were in turn funded by tithes. The board was replaced in 1833 by the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners. History From the English Reformation in the 16th century, most Irish people chose to remain Roman Catholic and had by now to pay tithes valued at about 10% of an area's agricultural produce, to maintain and fund the established state church, the Anglican Church of Ireland, to which only a small minority of the population converted. Protests against this situation led to the Tithe war in the early 19th century. In 1711, Queen Anne agreed that the tax on clerical incomes be given to the Church of Ireland for the building of new churches and Glebe Houses. To that effect, with Jonathan Swift's influence, the Board of First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland
Samuel Lewis (c. 1782 – 1865) was the editor and publisher of topographical dictionaries and maps of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The aim of the texts was to give in 'a condensed form', a faithful and impartial description of each place. The firm of Samuel Lewis and Co. was based in London. Samuel Lewis the elder died in 1865. His son of the same name predeceased him in 1862. ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' This work contains every fact of importance tending to illustrate the local history of England. Arranged alphabetically by place (village, parish, town, etc.), it provides a faithful description of all English localities as they existed at the time of first publication (1831), showing exactly where a particular civil parish was located in relation to the nearest town or towns, the barony, county, and province in which it was situated, its principal landowners, the diocese in which it was situated, and—of novel importance—the Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmeath County Council
Westmeath County Council () is the local authority of County Westmeath, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 20 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Pat Gallagher. The county town is Mullingar. History Originally Westmeath County Council held its meetings in Mullingar Courthouse. The council commissioned a purpose-built facility, known as County Hall, in Mount Street in Mullingar in the early 20th century. In the early part of the 21st century it occupied a historic building on the same site associated with the old county gaol. It then moved to more modern facilities at the new County Buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Of Protected Structures
Conservation in the Republic of Ireland is overseen by a number of statutory and non-governmental agencies, including those with responsibility for Historic preservation, conservation of the built environment and Environmental protection, conservation of the natural environment in Ireland. Conservation has sometimes been a contentious issue, with debates impacting its progress since the 1960s. Concrete initiatives are sometimes driven by European Union (EU) heritage protection and environmental policies, including EU environmental law, which – as a member – the Irish government is obliged to adopt and implement. Heritage conservation Heritage conservation has been in place in Ireland since the formation as the state, with structures protected under local, national and international legislation. National legislation In the 1930s, a national policy was adopted in the form of the National monument (Ireland), National Monuments Act, which established preservation orders, listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Dublin (Church Of Ireland)
The United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel, commonly called the Province of Dublin, and also known as the ''Southern Province'', is one of the two ecclesiastical provinces that together form the Church of Ireland; the other is the Province of Armagh (Church of Ireland), Province of Armagh. The province has existed since 1833 when the ancient Province of Dublin (Roman Catholic), Province of Dublin was merged with the Province of Cashel. Its metropolitan bishop is the Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland), Archbishop of Dublin. The cathedral of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel is the Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. The cathedral is the elder of Dublin's two medieval cathedrals, the other being St. Patrick's Cathedral. The National Synod of the Church of Ireland, published in 1869, includes a statement from representatives of the Provinces of Dublin and Cashel. The statement asserts the independence of the provinces:Whereas, our provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
