Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
VOICES Project
The RCB Library, in conjunction with the Dean & Chapter of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, is collaborating with the ambitious VOICES Project which aims to recover the lived experiences, of ‘ordinary’, non–elite women in early modern Ireland – voices that were up to now largely ignored or underrepresented in Irish history.
The five–year European Research Council project, led by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, from Trinity College Dublin, will offer a new narrative of early modern Ireland, placing women’s perspectives at the centre of Irish history. It will revolutionise our understanding of the history of women in early modern Ireland. It will also provide important insights into how history repeats itself over time and across geographies and how women’s experiences of social upheaval, civil war, extreme trauma and sexual violence have been politicised.
The RCB Library holds the early modern records of St Patrick’s Cathedral which document significant social and economic developments in the city and county of Dublin, and beyond relevant for this period. The project which runs until August 2027, will focus on the integration of recently catalogued records of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, within the wider Cathedral archive. It will pay close attention to the collection of property and legal records of the Cathedral during the early modern period, particularly pertaining to lease holdings by women.
Sunday is designated as Bible Sunday. The Bible Society Northern Ireland and the National Bible Society of Ireland are associated mission societies of the Church of Ireland.
In St Patrick’s cathedral. Armagh. the next organ recital will be held on Sunday at 4.15pm. The recitalist will be the Ven. Peter Thompson who will play works by Buxtehude, JS Bach, William Walton and Louis Vierne. Admission is free, with donations to the Armagh Diocesan Singers, which will be matched by the Cathedral Board in appreciation of Archdeacon Thompson’s work and the valuable contribution that the Armagh Diocesan Singers make to the choral tradition on the Hill of Armagh. The next recital will be given by Canon Martin White on Sunday 22 November
In Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Tuesday theInternational Christian Maritime Association will hold an Ecumenical Prayer Service
Monkstown Parish Church is holding a series of Wednesday lunchtime recitals at 1.10pm until 4 November. Admission is free and donations will be divided between the performers and the church. Further details from [email protected]
Elsewhere in Dublin, the annual Art Sale and Exhibition in St Philips’s church. Temple Road, Dartry, opens on Thursday at 2pm and continues on Friday (10am – 6pm), Saturday (10am – pm) and Sunday (12.30pm – 4pm). The sale catalogue is available online from Thursday at 2 pm. (https://sandford.dublin.anglican.org/)
Canon Garth Bunting has been appointed as Rector of the Holmpatrick group of parishes in the Diocese of Dublin based in Skerries and including Balbriggan & Kenure He is currently Rector of Drumcondra, North Strand & St Barnabas. The service of Institution will take place on 24 November.