In Anticipation…


In anticipation of next Monday, here is one of the windows found in St Manchan’s, Boher, County Offaly. This little church takes its name from a local saint and houses a 12th century reliquary, St Manchan’s Shrine, believed to have held his bones (alas, for unexplained reasons the shrine was not on view during a recent visit). But the building also has a series of five splendid stained glass windows commissioned in 1930 from the pre-eminent artist then working in the medium, Harry Clarke. This one shows St Anne, traditionally held to be the Virgin’s mother, with her young daughter, in turn the mother of Christ. 

4 comments on “In Anticipation…

  1. William Lambton says:

    Remarkably vibrant colours.

  2. Kathy Gilfillan says:

    So beautiful

  3. Ciaran says:

    happy Christmas Robert- keep up the good work. ! deffo there needs to be a monument to Harry Clarke in Truir in Switzerland where he is buried.

  4. Finola says:

    This window is credited to Charles (Cecil) Simmonds, working at and managing the Harry Clarke Studios from March 1930, as Harry was too ill and mostly absent in Davos from the end of 1929. The studios worked closely in Harry’s style, but it is unlikely he had any real input into this or the other windows in this church.

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