Selected: CO. WEXFORD, WEXFORD, ROWE STREET, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (RC)
| Name: | PIERCE, RICHARD [1] |
| Building: | CO. WEXFORD, WEXFORD, ROWE STREET, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (RC) |
| Date: | 1851-1858 |
| Nature: | One of 'twin' churches in Wexford (see also Church of the Assumption, Bride St). 1st mass said 18 Apr 1858. Consecrated 9 Sep 1860. J.J. McCarthy architect after RP's death. Builder: Thomas Willis. E window & 3 others by Hardman & Co. Altars: Lane. Wall painting by Earley, Dublin. |
| Refs: | B 9, 3 May 1851, 281; 10, 21 Feb 1852, 123; 15, 10 Oct 1857, 584; 16, 27 Mar,23 Oct 1858, 214,712; 18, 13 Oct 1860, 662; DB 2, 1 Oct 1860, 352; A Centenary record of [Wexford] town churches (1958), 82,86,100,129; Barry O'Leary, 'Richard Pierce: Architect and Acolyte of the Gothic Revival' in Journal of the Wexford Historical Society No. 20 (2004-2005), 87-90(illus.) |
| Name: | MCCARTHY, JAMES JOSEPH |
| Building: | CO. WEXFORD, WEXFORD, ROWE STREET, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (RC) |
| Date: | 1858-1860 |
| Nature: | Work on twin churches of Wexford designed by Richard Pierce, taken over by JJM after Pierce's death. Dedicated Oct? 1858. Contractor: Willis. Superintendent of Works: Sinnott. Stained glass: Hardman. Altars: Lane. Wall decorations: Earley. Cost about £10,000. |
| Refs: | Jeanne Sheehy, J.J. McCarthy and the Gothic Revival in Ireland (UAHS, 1977), 51 |
| Name: | CULLEN, THOMAS JOSEPH |
| Building: | CO. WEXFORD, WEXFORD, ROWE STREET, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (RC) |
| Date: | 1926-8 |
| Nature: | Mortuary chapel. Tenders invited for erecting same, Mar 1926. |
| Refs: |
Perspective view by J. Bruce of proposed addition in IAA, T.J. Cullen Collection, 85/74; photographs (photocopies) of exterior in IAA, Jones File C167(ii); Irish Times, 25 Mar 1926. |
| Name: | FARRELL & SONS * |
| Building: | CO. WEXFORD, WEXFORD, ROWE STREET, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (RC) |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | Statue of Fr James Roche, founder of the twin churches. By Thomas Farrell. |
| Refs: |
A Centenary record of [Wexford] town churches (1958), 129; Churches of the Diocese of Ferns (Booklink, 2004), 138(illus.). |