Our Lady of Lourdes Church by Mairéad

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21-Jan-2025	Margaret Roddy

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

I found myself parked close to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Drogheda and decided to go in and see what it is like.
Dating from the mid-1900s, the National Built Heritage Service describes it as being "built in a Classical Revival style and has a strong presence with an impressive tower dominating the surrounding townscape. This building has attractive classical proportions and a large simply decorated interior.

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Carl Carbone		23-Jan-2025 02:24
Nicely captured interior shot.

Jean-Claude Billonneau		22-Jan-2025 16:18
Superbe décor pour ce chœur d'église. V

John Reynolds LRPS		22-Jan-2025 09:54
An impressive altar and surroundings which you have captured very well. V.

Danad		22-Jan-2025 09:10
A very particular church with this scene depicting the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes. The light colors and the light create a a sense of calm. V

Julie Oldfield		22-Jan-2025 02:50
A beautiful peaceful looking place. The wide angle makes it look like an inspirational place. V

Don Mottershead		22-Jan-2025 01:17
Nicely captured.

larose forest photos		22-Jan-2025 01:03
It is quite striking for lack of ornamentation, and for that remarkable mural. Super shot. V

laine		21-Jan-2025 23:33
It has a superbly peaceful appearance which is fitting. V

globalgadabout		21-Jan-2025 22:47
doubtless a hallowed space for believers....comforting thar some of the superstitious actually respect the doctrine of humbleness that eludes most of the mystics...their ambiguous space,, smartly photographed, says a lot about blind belief..

Alan K		21-Jan-2025 22:06
I don't spend a lot of time in churches, but what strikes me immediately here is the difference in "ornateness", for want of a better word, between an Irish church and an Italian one. I wouldn't call this interior "spartan", and clearly some work went into the mural on the back wall, but otherwise it keeps to a relatively simple and clean aesthetic.

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