The New Chapel in Cookstown

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The New Chapel in Cookstown

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Location

Cookstown

Year

1965

Date

Production 23/03/1965

Length

07min 52sec

Audio

mute, sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Charles Witherspoon travels to Cookstown to visit the new Chapel of the Annunciation and the convent accommodation. The Chapel is modernist and striking, designed by Liam McCormick with amazing sculpture by Michael Biggs and stained-glass windows by Patrick Pye. It is an incredible piece of architecture, sadly closed since the convent shut down. 

Reverend Mother Eithne of the convent admits having been a little frightened of the architecture at the start. 

Notes

Liam McCormick is recognised as the father of modern Irish church architecture. He designed some 27 churches, breaking the mould of the steadfastly Hiberno-Gothic-Italianate, and creating something altogether different - something new, something modern. No mean feat in the Ireland of that time. 

Michael Biggs was a liturgical artist whose work can be seen in a great number of churches throughout Ireland. He was best known for working with large stone. 

Patrick Pye RHA (1929 – 8 February 2018) was a renowned sculptor, painter and stained-glass artist, resident in County Dublin. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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