Clogherhead Church Build

[Galteemore]

Lovely Patrick! Interesting diversion though as to why so few Irish locos bore Saints names, given the spiritual temperature of our land. Quite surprising, given the religious nature of the 1937 constitution, that the 800s weren’t called after Patrick, Brigid and Columba….

[Patrick Davey]

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

Lovely Patrick! Interesting diversion though as to why so few Irish locos bore Saints names, given the spiritual temperature of our land. Quite surprising, given the religious nature of the 1937 constitution, that the 800s weren’t called after Patrick, Brigid and Columba….

Yes good question! I guess Aer Lingus made up the shortfall later though! 

[Galteemore]

42 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Yes good question! I guess Aer Lingus made up the shortfall later though! 

lol. Suppose GNR got close with 191. I think DSER may have had a few namers with saints appellation.

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by Galteemore

[DJ Dangerous]

Is "arse" banned on the forum? I see @JasonB's post, and mine quoting him, vanished, presumably an automatic forum software thing.

Maybe something that changed after a recent update?

Had a quick search and...

The forum software is going to censor the owners!

 

 

[jhb171achill]

4 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

The lady who arranges the flowers in the church is called Lily Rose Tansey, and she has a cat called Peregrine (just to compound things, her husband is a top link GNR driver) and with a name like that there are definitely no mice to be found. She chose that name because it was always going to be a church cat, hence named after a bird of pray.

You've thought that out WELL!

[Patrick Davey]

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

You've thought that out WELL!

JB it’s one of the many insane stories I have prepared for this, and you provided the perfect CATalyst!

[Noel]

Superb Patrick.  Communion table, pulpit, organ, eagle lectern, baptismal font at the back and yer all set for MP2 or HC2.  Love the communion rail and seating. Really captured the atmosphere. Pebble dash was an inspired idea. Bell tower is fab. This is a unique model that brings real character to your layout.

[Patrick Davey]

8 minutes ago, Noel said:

Superb Patrick.  Communion table, pulpit, organ, eagle lectern, baptismal font at the back and yer all set for MP2 or HC2.  Love the communion rail and seating. Really captured the atmosphere. Pebble dash was an inspired idea. Bell tower is fab. This is a unique model that brings real character to your layout.

Thanks Noel

Altar now added - in the style of the Pre-Vatican II churches!

Also a statue above the front door and a date stone. 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

I haven't been inside a church in decades but you have brought this one to life, fair dues yet again.

[Galteemore]

That’s terrific work Patrick. Really scene setting. Well done! 

[Patrick Davey]

And we have candles…..

 

[Patrick Davey]

Apparently there was a bit of an incident at Clogherhead church today.  The visiting curate Fr. Hemingway went missing but eventually turned up at Bundoran after attempting to visit every location on the GNR.  It seems he misunderstood the bishop’s instruction to do ‘all the stations.’  
 

(Apologies if only those of a certain persuasion understand that!) 

[Galteemore]

Even when the Bishop clarified ‘stations of the cross’ it didn’t help much. Off he went to Sixmilecross, Carrickmacross, Crossdoney, Crossgar…..

[Patrick Davey]

18 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Even when the Bishop clarified ‘stations of the cross’ it didn’t help much. Off he went to Sixmilecross, Carrickmacross, Crossdoney, Crossgar…..

Brilliant!!!

[TimO]

The statue and date above the door are priceless, absolutely spot on for country churches. However, please don’t light the candles, there’s a lot of inflammatory stuff around here.

[Patrick Davey]

Officially my new favourite tool for glazing windows. Yes it’s more work but the results are better, they really do look like individual panes methinks!

 

[Galteemore]

Yes it’s great stuff when used well. 

[Patrick Davey]

3 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Yes it’s great stuff when used well. 

I experimented on spare windows and didn’t get it right, presumably because I put it on too thick, but I used an extra fine nozzle for the above, and I’m very happy with the result

[Patrick Davey]

More or less finished the church now, a few tiny details still to go eg. gutters on the tower and sacristy, as well as doorsteps. 

[Patrick Davey]

The church is now in position on the layout, bedding in will follow. Looks a lot darker here than it actually is.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Lovely addition 

[Patrick Davey]

Lighting experiments:

[Galteemore]

Very atmospheric. Hope the kettle’s on in the back office - looks a nice refuge on a winter’s night!