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Kiltimagh - Coillte Mách
Co. Mayo - Maigh Eo

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(Church of the Holy Family)

The Holy Family

The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. Veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a Confraternity
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1888

Kiltimagh - Coillte Mách / The Holy Family

Description

Stone statue above the entrance of the Church of the Holy Family, which was built 1887-1888.

Artist

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

Sources & Information

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Catholic Church of the Holy Family originally Sain, Chapel Street, Kiltimagh originally Kiltamagh, County Mayo.

Location (N 53°50'53" - W 9°0'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie317; Photograph: 21 June 2014
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