Church Steps in Castletownbere

Posted on 18 February 2009

Steps to a church in Castletownbere, Co Cork.

I tried finding out more about this church but any attempt to find info on it returns this church I blogged a while back. Anyone know it’s name?

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8 responses to Church Steps in Castletownbere

Marian Murphy says:

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 1:53 pm

The Church in the photo is the Roman Catholic Church in Castletownbere Co. Cork. The Church is called The Church Of The Sacred Heart and was built in 1822.

Donncha says:

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Thanks Marian. No matter what I searched for I couldn’t find all that out!

Paul Sheehan says:

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Donnacha,
This church was actually built in 1911/1912.
It had a spire which was taken down in the 1930’s and it was supposed to have a massive belltower twice as tall as the church itself but they ran out of funds to build it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castletownbere

Paul Sheehan says:

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

http://www.irish-architecture.com/victoriana/cork/0020.html

Paul Sheehan says:

Friday, July 10th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/clergy/stories/bearalandmark.htm

Jim Humberg says:

Friday, August 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am

Dear Donncha:

With a wide angle lens such as the one you took this striking facade of the church…Move closer, and try your best to remove distracting items such as the cars. It is ok if you can’t get all the stairs in, the main subject will still remain beautiful. Nobody cares if people drive cars or park them on the street, they just muddy up the overall photo’s effect.

Donncha says:

Monday, August 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

Thanks Jim! Next time I’m in Castletownbere I will move closer. From what I remember of the day we were searching for a place to eat when we passed the church here and I didn’t have time to stop and compose my shot much.

Saying that, I quite like the contrast between metal and stone. Especially the small little Corsa compared to the looming church.

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- Denise Evans says:
  
  Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
  
  Hello
  
  Can anyone help me? My mothers name is O’Shea and was born in Castletownbere.
  
  Does anyone know of any member of this family?
  
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