Canons, Canonesses, Characters and Crosses. 19 to 21 August 2022
Conference Photographs
Robert Scott talking about the cloisters during a tour of Cong AbbeyBr Colmn OSB and Br Joel OSB preparing to sing some Gregorian Chant at the Mass at Inishmaine Abbey.Brigid Clesham delivers her talk “A Colourful character: George Macnemara of Cong 1722-1760.Br Colmn O Clabaigh delivers his talk: “Cong and the Canons: an abiding presence”Members of organising committee of Cong-Moytura Heritage Society and speakers at the conference: Back row L-R: Fr Stephen Farragher, (Conference Committee), Seamus Foy (Conference Committee), Jerome Varley (Conference Committee), Br Colmn î Clabaigh OSB ” Cong and the Canons: an abiding presence”, Raghnall î Floinn “Medieval Reliquaries from Galway and Mayo: The Cross of Cong and the relics of St Jarlath”, Dr Kieran O Conor “The history and archaelogy of the O ‘Conors of Connacht in the twelfth century”, Benjamin Thbaudeau (Conference Committee), Seated L-R: Marian McHugh, secretary Conference Committee, Tracy Collins “”Canonesses in Connacht”, Brigid Clesham, chairperson of Conference Committee, Virginia Teehan, CEO of The Irish Heritage Society, guest speaker who opened the conference, Dr Rachel Moss, ” A palimpsest in Stone: the buildings of Cong Abbey”.Mass at Inishmaine Abbey: Celebrant Fr Stephen Farragher, delivers his homily. In the background are the three concelebrants on left Fr Peter Hughes SSC, on the right Fr Tommy O Connor (Professor of History at Maynooth University) and Fr Martin Moran (Galway diocese and a native of The Neale)Dr Kieran O Conor delivers his talk ” The history and archaelogy of the O Conors of Connacht in the twelfth century”Some of the participants at the conference.Dr Rachel Moss delivers her talk “A palimpsest in stone: the buildings of Cong Abbey”Robert Scott , member of the organising committee delivers a talk titled ‘An introduction to Cong Abbey’.Robert Scott conducts a guided tour of Cong Abbey.Dr Tracy Collins delivers her talk “Canonesses in Connacht”Virginia Teehan CEO Of Irish Heritage Council, delivers the opening address of the conference.
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