Mystery Holy Land slides linked to Coleraine minister; Crypt Craft Market Returns; Introduction of Priest–in–charge; Private schools got €95m in State subsidies in 2011
Mystery Holy Land slides linked to Coleraine minister
BBC – The mystery of a treasure trove of old lantern slides unearthed in a deanery in the Republic of Ireland has been traced to a Presbyterian minister from Northern Ireland.
The heavy glass plate slides lay for years in dusty cardboard boxes in the old Church of Ireland deanery of Killaloe in Limerick.
They nursed secrets of adventures dating back more than a century – a journey to the Holy Land in the days before aeroplanes and motorcars, when such treks were truly a pilgrimage.
Now, it is believed that they are linked to Rev Willie Wilson – born in Belfast in 1869 – who loved to travel and who was renowned as a brilliant scholar and a gifted speaker.
When the current dean of Killaloe brought the pictures to Church of Ireland archivist Dr Susan Hood in Dublin, she opened the lid on a wealth of history.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18983568
Crypt Craft Market Returns
A craft market will be held in the Crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, DUBLIN, from 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm on Bank Holiday Monday, August 6. There will be stalls selling handmade Irish craft items. Admission is free.
Introduction of Priest–in–charge
The Rev Mark Reid will be introduced as part–time Non–stipendiary Priest–in–charge at the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Parish of Upper Falls, by the Bishop of Connor on Sunday August 1 at 3.30pm. Mark was formerly Non–stipendiary Curate Assistant in Glenavy Parish, and has been at at Christ Church, Lisburn, since January 2011.
Private schools got €95m in State subsidies in 2011
Examiner – Fee-paying schools were granted €95m in State subsidies for the latest academic year, despite pressure on Education Minister Ruairi Quinn from his own party to end the support.
Figures released by the Department of Education show the majority of the subsidies are concentrated in South Dublin, with the suburb of Blackrock receiving subsidies for four private schools amounting to €7.8m.
Four private schools in Cork received subsidies amounting to €9.5m. The Cistercians College in Roscrea, alma mater of former taoiseach Brian Cowen, which also boasts three former foreign ministers among its alumni, received €900,000.
The State paid teachers’ salaries amounting to €86.6m in 56 private, fee-paying schools across the country for the 2011 to 2012 academic year.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/private-schools-got-95m-in-state-subsidies-in-2011-202365.html