St. Fachtna's Cathedral

London Chamber Brass in St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery

We thought you might enjoy this short clip from the London Chamber Brass concert in St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery on Friday night. Everyone came out of the church with a smile on their face!

Thank you to the Very Rev. Christopher Peters and Richard & Jo Burke of St Fachtna's Cathedral. Thanks also to the local brass bands who spread the word, especially Clonakilty Brass Band and St Fachtna's Silver Band. We're particularly grateful to Orla from Clonakilty Brass Band who stepped in at the last minute to lend her trumpet to Cai from the London Chamber Brass!

County Clare's Kilfenora Cathedral and High Crosses

From Wikipedia: Kilfenora Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, part of which is now used as a place of worship by the Church of Ireland. It is located in the village of Kilfenora, in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. In medieval times it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora. According to tradition, the ecclesial presence at Kilfenora began with Saint Fachanan, who founded a church here in the 6th century. The first building was probably made of wood and followed by a stone construction. That church was burned down in 1055 by Murchad O'Brien. It was rebuilt between 1056 and 1058, only to be plundered in 1079 and then destroyed by an accidental fire in 1100. Kilfenora Cathedral is dedicated to St. Fachtna (also St. Fachanan or St. Fachtnan) and the present structure dates to between 1189 and 1200. It was built in the so-called transitional style with a nave and a chancel. These were later separated and by 1839, thirty-six feet of the east end were roofless.

High Crosses: Although tradition maintains that there were once seven crosses, only the remains of five of them were extant in modern times (plus one from post-reformation times). Three of those, including the one known as the Doorty Cross, were located within the graveyard of the cathedral. The Doorty Cross is so named, because its shaft was used as the tomb stone of the Doorty family grave until the 1950s when the two parts of this mid-12th century cross were reunited. A shaft of a 13th- or 14th-century cross stood near the doorway of the cathedral (the South Cross). Near the graveyard gate was a simple cross (possibly dating from the 14th or 15th century). The third cross is located within the chancel. West of the graveyard and roughly halfway between the cathedral and the modern Catholic church is the fourth high cross (the High Cross), standing in a field. The fifth cross (Cross on the Hill) was removed in 1821, by Dr. Richard Mant, Bishop of Kilfenora and Killaloe, to Killaloe, County Clare where it is still on display at St. Flannan's Cathedral and known as the Kilfenora High Cross.

Rosscarbery Concert. Chorus of Opera Cork

Music in May concert at St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery, Co Cork on 10th May 2015. Chorus of Opera Cork performing Faure's Whisper of Angels. Musical Director Frank Buckley. Accompanist Annabel Adams on piano.

Rosscarbery Concert. Chorus of Opera Cork

Music in May concert at St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery, Co Cork, on 10th May. Chorus of Opera Cork, with soloists Dan Twomey and Julie O'Sullivan. Musical Director, Frank Buckley. Accompanist, Annabel Adams. (Dan and Julie duet, performing The Prayer)

Jessie Kennedy | The Carbery Songs

Carbery Songs is a celebration of the lives of three women in the historic Carbery/ Freke family of Castle Freke in West Cork. Each of these women wrote autobiographical books. Their incredible stories span from the 16th Century to the present day.

Filmed on location at St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery w/ special guests, Donovan, The Vespertine Quintet & Lady Patsy Puttnam.

Rosscarbery Concert. Chorus of Opera Cork

Music in May - Concert at St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery, Co Cork on 10th May 2015. Chorus of Opera Cork, with Julie O'Sullivan soprano. Musical Director Frank Buckley.

Fachtna Fáthach Meaning

Video shows what Fachtna Fáthach means. The High King of Ireland in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology who was deposed by Eochaid Feidlech at the Battle of Leitir Ruadh.. Fachtna Fáthach Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Fachtna Fáthach. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary