Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

BOru. the greatest of all the Irish kings.
whose bleeding body was brought here
after the battle of Clontarf in 1914, in
obedience to his dying request. There is
centuries ago. All of the tombs within
the church are comparatively modern.
The oldest epitaph in the churchyard
dates back to 1920, and most OF the
graves contain the dust of archbishops
who have presided over this diocese. In
the east and west aisles. in the center of
the cathedral. are two beautiful sar
cophagi of white Italian marble carved by
eminent artist with effigies of two
Beresfords. John George and Marcus
Servais Beresford, father and son. who
succeeded each other as Archbishops of
Armagh The principal windows contain
artistic memorials TO their wives, Lady
Catherine and Lady Anne Beresford.
The Cathedral of Ireland.
After the reformation the few Roman
Catholic residents of Armagh who re-
manned true to the Church OF Rome wOr-
SHIPPED in the old chapel" as it is called.
d humble structure erected in the seven
tcerth century TO mark the site of the
| house where st. Malachy was born in
1904. And when the primatical see was
revived at Armagh by the pope that old
church was made the cathedral of Ire
land. In 1893 Archbishop Crolly under
/
ate building and obtained two acres of
land the other side of town. adjoin
ing Sandy Hill cemetery, the Oldest Chris
tan burial place in the United Kingdom.
His successors have since obtained seven
acres more, and hope ultimately to secure
a larger area In 1910 Mr. Duff. native
architect, prepared plans for a cathedral
of massive proportions. and the corner
stone was laid st. Patricks day of that
year. A building committee of laymen
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through the length and breadth of the
land. and indeed throughout the world
To collect funds.
Generous gifts came from the United
States. from Canada. from Australia and
every other country where Irish emf
/ grants have gonne great bazaar was
held in 1860. at which $50 900 was raised
| The exterior was not completed until
1879, when the finishing touches We're
! added TO the spires. and the oath of Au-
gust the temple was dedicated. as the
inscription over the entrance reads: ITO
the One God. Omnipotent Three in For
son. under the invocation of ST. Pat
rick. apostolic of Ireland Dr. McGetti-
gan was archbishop then. and he lived
until 1887. when he was succeeded by
Michael Logue. who had been chosen as
his coadjutor by the parish priests of
Armagh.
Cardinal Logue.
Cardinal LOgue was born in County
Donegal in 1910. graduated from May
nooth College and was ordained in 1866
For several years he was professor of
theology and bellies lettres I'm the Irish
college at Paris. In 1876 he was made
dean of Maynooth and professor of
dogmatic and moral theology The fol-
lowing year, at the age of thirty-nine
he was consecrated Bishop of Raphoe
and for eight years labored among the
people of his native county with great
energy and usefulness until he came to
Armagh.
In January, 1893. he was elevated to the
college of cardinals. dignity never be-
fore attainel even by the greatest of the
long line of ia primates since ST Pat
rick that have presided over this see
Immediately after coming here In 1887
to assist his venerable predecessor, Car
dinal Logue began to raise funds to COM
plete the interior of the cathedral, which
Was then undecorated and fitted with
temporary affairs and seats. His appeals
with great generosity and In 1880 he or
ganized the National Cathedral Bazaar as
1t was called. which continued for two
years and resulted in raising $50 600 to
complete the cathedral, so that, july -.
1904, the building was again soemnly
dedicated with a great pageant and i'm
pressive ceremonies at which his holt
ness the pope, was represented by his
eminence Cardinal Bishop Vincente
Vanutelli.
The building is 2l2 feet long. and the
breadth across the transept. 40 feet The
nave is ia by 75 feet, the chancel. GO
| by 10 feet. the transepts, Al by 81 feet
and the choir 3S feet square. The roof
is 100 feet from the ground and the twin
spires rise to a height of 21O feet. The
interior walls are entirely covered with
mosaic worked in artistic patterns. There
are five beautiful gothic affairs, a rood