CHARITY COUNTS—How you can help

To participate please either send a cheque payable to “Killiskey Parish” or ‘cut and paste’ this form into Microsoft Word© and forward it, completed, to Amanda Mooney, Hon. Treasurer Killiskey Parish, Reynoldstown Park, Ashford, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Please complete details in BLOCK LETTERS

To the Manager

………………………………….Bank / Building Society

………………………………….Branch

…………………………………………………Address 1

…………………………………………………Address 2

Name of Account ………………………………………..

A/C No (8 digits)   …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … 

Bank Sort Code (6 digits)   9 ...  - … … -  …  ...

I instruct you to direct debit €………… from my account

Starting on (date)......…./…...…/……..until further notice

Every month / year  (delete as applicable) in favour of:

Killiskey Parish Church  No 1 Account,

Account No 11025991,  Branch Code 90-67-34

Bank of Ireland, Main Street, Wicklow, Co. Wicklow.

Your Name ………………………………………………

Your Address…………………………………………….

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Tel. Number……………………………………………...

Signature…………………………………………………                      

If you are a PAYE tax payer Nun’s Cross / Killiskey Parish can reclaim the tax element of any donation you make in excess of €250 in any year. Self employed tax payers can reclaim a tax element rebate of donations over  €250 in any year through their tax return .    

 

 

 

Appeal for the Restoration of the Stained Glass Windows

Nun’s Cross Church, Ashford, Co. Wicklow

Resurrection.

O’Connor Studios, 1863

The Gold Medal for Stained Glass was awarded to the O’Connor Studios, at the International Exhibition (1862) London

 

Example of severe paint  loss and dirt on North Transept window.

O’Connor Studios, 1863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nun’s Cross Church is home to a small, but historically important collection of six unique Victorian and twentieth century stained glass windows. Examples include:

 

(Left): Christ’s Entry into       Jerusalem. This window (chancel) is by Irish artist,     Catherine A. O’Brien (1882-1963) who, born in Ennis, Co. Clare trained at the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin (now N.C.A.D.), becoming manageress of the famous An Túr Gloine Studios, 1903. Prestigious commissions included Honan Chapel,          University College, Cork, St. Helen’s Church, Florida, U.S.A. and the an Uachtaráin commissioned by the late President, Éamon De Valera. private chapel, Áras

 

Inscription over Church Door

“Almighty God, Let Thy Holy Spirit so cleanse and direct our hearts, that on entering Thy House we may lay aside all worldly cares, all sinful desires, all unworldly thoughts, and give  ourselves wholly and in humble faith to Thy  Worship through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen”

Supper at Emmaus, Holy Women at the Tomb, St. Augustine, Charge to St. Peter, Appearance to St. Mary Magdalene and Walk to Emmaus. The East Window, (1903) is the work of the internationally  recognised Kempe Studios, active from 1865 onwards who produced furnishings and stained glass for churches and cathedrals, including St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin (N. Choir aisle) (1902). The      decorative stone tracery, surrounding the East Window is based on a design found in Holy Cross Abbey,  Thurles, County Tipperary.

Sheaf of Wheat,

East Window (1903)

Nun’s Cross Church.

This motif was the post 1895 logo of Kempe Studios

Nun’s Cross Church, Ashford, Co. Wicklow built by the Synge family in 1817.

 

Artist:  Barry Perry

c. 2004

 

Medium: Oil on board

Signed:b.r.BARRY PERRY

(reproduced by kind permission)

 

The very survival of this wonderful collection of stained glass at Nun’s Cross Church is under threat!

Due to the onset of time and their exposure to the elements, these windows are exhibiting all the signs of significant structural deterioration. The splendid artwork on the glass itself is also giving cause for concern due to its physical instability and lack of protection both inside and outside the building. The remaining crown glazed Regency Gothic windows are original to the 1817 building date and are also showing their age. All the windows at Nun’s Cross are in need of conservation work and this will be financed over the coming years with your help.

Restoration work will consist of:

· Restoration of stained glass, including specialist cleaning and removal of a century of grime from surfaces of stained glass and stabilising of delicate paint surfaces.

· Removal and replacement of old and ineffective storm glazing and protective screens  fitted externally to windows.

· Repairs to damaged and broken sections of stained glass, including removal to studio for  restoration where necessary.

· Repair and painting of timber frames of stained glass windows.

· Cleaning and repair of stonework to inside and outside of East Window.

Work to stabilise stained glass structures including inspection, repair or replacement of metal saddle bars with new nonferrous material to be coated with protective paint and pointed with lime mortar.