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| SHANDON CHURCH, CORK CITY. -Although not particularly ancient, the Church of St. Anne Shandon, has, because of that sweet singer, the Rev. Francis Mahony, much more widely known as "Father Prout," acquired a popularity equal to that of any sacred edifice in Ireland. The original structure was destroyed by fire and the building of that shown in the sketch was begun in 1722. The steeple, one hundred and twenty feet high, is out of all proportion to the size of the church, but possesses a magnificent peal of bells. The name Shandon-in Gaelic written Scandun-means "old fort." Father Mahony thought it the brightest spot on earth, and when he died in Paris, in 1859, friends conveyed his remains to Cork, where they were buried in Shandon churchyard. He had heard -Bells tolling old "Adrian's Mole" in, But thy rounds were sweeter than the dome of Peter Their thunder rolling from the Vatican Fling's o'er the Tiber, pealing solemnly- And cymbals glorious swinging uprorious Oh, the Bells of Shandon sound far more grand on in the gorgeous turrets of Notre Dame. The pleasant waters of the River Lee! |
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