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how beautiful! Dublin by Tues. P.M., a few days there and to Brighton, Eng., then to Dublin again | how beautiful! Dublin by Tues. P.M., a few days there and to Brighton, Eng., then to Dublin again | ||
Regards - MEAD | Regards - MEAD | ||
Jack Conroy | |||
c/o Standard Educ Soc. | |||
130 Wells St., 9th floor | |||
Chicago, ILL 60602 | |||
U.S.A. | |||
ST. FINBARUS CATHEDRAL & RIVER LEE, CORK CITY: Rising above the South Gate Bridge | ST. FINBARUS CATHEDRAL & RIVER LEE, CORK CITY: Rising above the South Gate Bridge | ||
on the south channel of the River Lee, is the imposing Church of Ireland Cathedral of St. Finbarr. | on the south channel of the River Lee, is the imposing Church of Ireland Cathedral of St. Finbarr. | ||
It is said to occupy the site of the ancient sixth-century Church of that saint, the present building | It is said to occupy the site of the ancient sixth-century Church of that saint, the present building | ||
being the third on the site. | being the third on the site. The architecture is Early French Pointed Gothic with the characteristic | ||
great height in proportion to size. The Cathedral is highly ornamented and reveals a genius for detail | |||
on the part of its architect, W. Burges, A.R.A. | |||
No 2/149 Printed and Published by John Hinde Ltd. Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. | |||
[[image of Ireland with arrow pointing to area mentioned]] | |||
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postcard stamp EIRE 8p postmark CILL AIRNE 9 - VI 1965 11 30 AM Co. Kerry Killarney June 6, 1965 Weather cool Dear Jack: arrived at CoBh, 13 m. from Cork City, June 3 Lots of Scots & old folk aboard Cunard Liner, Sylvania 2 days at Cork City, saw the lakes of Killarney today, and how beautiful! Dublin by Tues. P.M., a few days there and to Brighton, Eng., then to Dublin again
Regards - MEAD
Jack Conroy c/o Standard Educ Soc. 130 Wells St., 9th floor Chicago, ILL 60602 U.S.A.
ST. FINBARUS CATHEDRAL & RIVER LEE, CORK CITY: Rising above the South Gate Bridge on the south channel of the River Lee, is the imposing Church of Ireland Cathedral of St. Finbarr. It is said to occupy the site of the ancient sixth-century Church of that saint, the present building being the third on the site. The architecture is Early French Pointed Gothic with the characteristic great height in proportion to size. The Cathedral is highly ornamented and reveals a genius for detail on the part of its architect, W. Burges, A.R.A. No 2/149 Printed and Published by John Hinde Ltd. Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. image of Ireland with arrow pointing to area mentioned