| Place | Nenagh S Mary of the Rosary |
| County | Tipperary |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Dove tower ID | 25598 |
| Rings | 1 (chime), tenor 45 cwtSee below |
| Grid reference | R866794 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.86594, -8.19867View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | E45 YH29 |
| Diocese | Killaloe |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Listed grade | Listed by National Inventory of Architectural Heritage |
| Bells | 1 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 45 cwt (~5000 lb or ~2300 kg) |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [2] | 45 cwt | 62.00″ | 1897 | Matthew O'Byrne |
[1]Information on the installation
[Info gathered Dickon R Love, Jun 2024]
Midland Tribune - Saturday 06 February 1897 – BLESSING THE BELL On Sunday the imposing religious function of blessing the bell for the Nenagh New Church was performed by his Lordship, the Most Rev. Dr. McRedmond, Bishop of Killaloe, in presence of a very large multitude. … As we have already stated in a former issue, the bell is a magnificent specimen of the bell-founders art, and reflect the greatest credit on the firm of Mr. Matthew Byrne, Bell Foundry Works, Dublin, where it was produced. It weighs 48 cwt. (sic) its dimensions being five feet high by five feet two inches in diameter, and the cost of its construction and erection, £330. It will be hung on the rotary motion, on steel girders and steel frame, so arranged that the effect will be rather to bind the walls of the tower than shake them. The bell is the gift of Very Rev. Thomas O’Meara, P.P., of Roscrea, and V. G. of Killaloe, whose name and inscription it bears in raised and well-defined letters.
Midland Tribune - Saturday 30 January 1897 - BLESSING OF THE NEW BELL Also gives the bell weight as 48 cwt. Similar article to that above, but later states “It is expected that the bell, which by the way is the second largest and heaviest in Ireland, will be placed in position on the 2nd of February, the Feast of the Purification, the Church itself having been dedicated to St. Mary of the Rosary.
Published: 19/06/2024; updated: 19/06/2024
[2]References
Diameter comes from Midland Tribune - Saturday 6 February 1897.
O’Byrne 1962 catalogue 45 cwt bell for Very Reverend Peter Dean White, P.P., V.G., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, 1897
However, the above newspaper article suggests that the bell is 48 cwt.
Published: 19/06/2024; updated: 02/07/2024
| 07/10/2024 | Listed building attributes added [See https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/] |
| 04/08/2024 | Postcode added [https://www.eircode.ie/ via REMRKS479] |