In this episode we will finish telling the story of the second great building phase of the cathedral. We’ll solve the mysteries of the bricked-up doorway in the tower and the buried archway under the transept. We’ll learn how they built the transepts despite having very limited space available and we’ll find out who made the pulpit, high altar and communion railings.

Credits

This episode was written produced and presented by Mark Byrne, with additional material adapted from the work of Reverend Edward Campbell and other sources as detailed below. This docuemntary project is base don research conducted by Louis Spencer, Desmond McMahon, Micheál Murphy, Edmund Murtagh, Dalton Short and Mark G. Byrne.

Guest contributors for this episode are cathedral tour guides, Edmund Murtagh, Dalton Short and Desmond McMahon.

Newspaper sources:

New Marble Pulipt for Newry Cathedral - Freeman’s Journal, May 26th, 1893 

IMPROVEMENTS IN NEWRY THE PRO.CATHEDRAL HILL STREET, Newry Telegraph November 16th 1893

The Cathedral Newry - Completion of the new high Memorial altar. Freeman’s Journal Friday, October 5th 1894.

Peel of Bells for the Cathedral. Newry Reporter, 14th November 1898

Music

Original music ‘Piano Trio in G 1. Allegro Moderato’ composed specially for this series by Kevin Canavan. ©2022 Kevin Canavan. All Rights Reserved. Soundcloud.com/kevycanavan

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