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Kilkenny - Cill Chainnigh
Co. Kilkenny - Cill Chainnigh

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(St. Canice's Catholic Church)

Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe

St Canice (Ireland), St Kenneth (Scotland), St Canicus (Latin)
Glengiven 515/16 - Aghaboe 600
Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1926

Kilkenny - Cill Chainnigh / Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe

Description

Marble statue of St. Cainnech. Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh) means "The Church of Cainnech".

Inscription(s)

ST. CANICE

— 1926 —
Pray for the donor
Rt. Revd. Mgr. James Doyle
d.d. p.p. v.c.,
Dean of ossory.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 52°39'18" - W 7°15'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie115; Photograph: 14 June 2014
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