Introduction

In the Millennium year the question was asked, 'How could we bring the beauty of Blessington and the local countryside into our church?' Artist Turlough O'Donnell and designer Angela Griffith took up the challenge. What you see in the Church of Our Lady is their response. First on the sanctuary wall we have the painted outline of the map of Blessington, in the year 2000. These lines and boxes represent the area in which many of us live out our daily life. Secondly, six paintings were positioned, representing the Sacraments: the moments when our life and the life of the Divine become one. Thirdly and finally was the installation of a new wooden cross in the centre of the sanctuary, the central symbol of our belief The success of the pro'ect today can only be measured in the time it takes you to lift the eyes of your soul from what is here to the God of beauty and love waiting to greet you!

Click on each painting for an explanation