Clara Parish Gallery

St. Brigid’s Church, Clara

Photo of the front exterior of St Brigid's church in Clara

St. Brigid's church

The main entrance door, with carved stone above the door

Main entrance doorway

View from the altar of the main entrance and the choir loft above it

View of the altar, seen from the main entrance

Side view of the ambo

The Presider's Chair, showing modern seat and bog wood back and arms

The Presider's Chair

Carved wooden statue of St Brigid

Carved wooden statue of St Patrick

Image of side altar, with rose window above and wall-mounted modern crucifix

Plaster frieze of the Last Supper

The Last Supper

The vaulted ceiling above the altar, seen from below. It is painted blue and decorated with gold stars.

The ceiling above the altar.

The Paschal Candle with a crucifix containing the Greek letters Alpha and Omega and surrounded by the numerals for this year, 2022.

The Paschal Candle

A vase of white lilies standing against a grey stone column.

Lilies beside the altar

Above is a small selection of images from St. Brigid’s Church in Clara. Additional architectural information can be found at BuildingsOfIreland.ie

Sts Peter & Paul church

Photo of the front exterior of Sts Peter & Paul church with the adjacent graveyard visible on the left

Sts Peter & Paul church, Horseleap

Two wall-mounted wooden panels, each with a stainless steel frieze depicting one each of Saint Paul and Saint Peter

Friezes of Sts Peter Paul and Peter

Stained glass window viewed from inside. The large statue of Christ on the cross, which is mounted outside, is visible in silhouette.

The main stained glass window of the church.

Overall view of the sanctuary with the altar rails in the foreground, the altar in the centre and a painted mural on the back wall.

A statue of Jesus on the cross is suspended above the altar. Above that is the figure of the Holy Spirit, represented by a white dove.

Christ crucified

A carved wooden statue of Jesus Christ.

Statue of Jesus Christ.

A carved wooden statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Statue of Blessed Virgin Mary

A portion of a stained glass window depicting Saints Peter and PAul.

Saints Peter and Paul

Close-up of section of stained glass window.

Stained glass window detail.

Above is a gallery of some images from Sts Peter & Paul church, Horseleap.

Assorted images from the life of the parish