The Draw took place in the Newman Institute, Ballina, Co. Mayo on Sunday 16th April 2017
On behalf of the fundraising committee, we would like to thank
Sr. Attracta Tighe who acted as MC , Bishop Fleming who spoke and Superintendent Joe Doherty who supervised the Draw.
Renovation work on
St. Muredach’s Cathedral which will celebrate its bicentenary in 2017
(1827-2017)
Phase
1 (October 2014 to the present)
Works already completed
Repairs to the
trusses that
support the beautiful ceiling of the cathedral by O’Malley Building
Contractors
which involved the replacement of the timber damaged by water
ingression and the re-plastering of the ceilings by George O’Malley and
his team who also did the plasterwork on the fire-damaged Longford
Cathedral.
Repointing of the
exterior
walls except for the Tower Section to allow the walls to breathe and
not retain moisture
Re-leading on top
of the
exterior walls where the pinnacles and parapets meet to prevent
moisture seeping down
through the walls
Lightening protection
works
to update the lightening conductor system
The repair and cleaning
of
the mosaic
The tying up of the
ceiling
(metal discs inserted every six inches and tied to lines of wire on the
attic side
of the ceiling to secure the plaster work
(
an
area of this ceiling in front of the gallery has still to be tied up.
It will be completed as part of the painting of the cathedral)
Repairs
to the Steeple
When
Rainey-Steeplejacks were checking the lightening conductor system on
the Cathedral Steeple, they discovered that the existing anchorage for
the main cross had severely corroded
and had lifted the stonework, at the top of the spire, as far down as
the eight stone course from the top.
The
top eight courses of stone had
to be dismantled to remove the old anchorage system and replace it with
a new stainless
steel anchorage system. Then the eight stone courses were rebuilt and
the main cross which has been stripped and repainted will be shortly
reinstated. They were repairs made as well to fractured/damaged stones
on the steeple,
to the bell headstock and mountings which were cleaned back and treated
with a primer and finish coat. A new hood- moulding will be put in
place above the marble plaque on the tower door in the new year.
Total cost of the
work to
date: € 2,255375
Bank
Loan so far drawn down
of € 1,338,170.91 and €917,204.09
from the Parish used to pay for the
work to date.
The breakdown of
the €917,204.09
from the Parish is as follows:
312,
979-Weekly Cathedral Restoration Envelope Collection up to 30.09.2016
136,881-
private donations
62,013
– fundraiser
18,989
– other parishes
250,000
– diocesan contribution
136,342.09
from the parish account
Phase
2
Works
to be completed
Painting of the cathedral
Rewiring of the cathedral
New lighting
New fire alarm system
New sound system
Refurbishment of the
adoration chapel
To
pay
for this second phase of the cathedral renovation, it will be necessary
to fundraise as the present weekly cathedral restoration collection
just about covers the weekly €2,500
repayments to the bank for the loan of €1,338,170.91 already drawn down
to pay for the works completed (€ 2,255375) to the ceiling, mosaic and
the exterior of the cathedral.
Please
support the second phase of the Cathedral Renovations by using the
donate button on this website.
If
you donate €100 or its equivalent in other currencies to the Cathedral
Renovation Fund, your name will be included in the Cathedral
Fundraising Draw which takes place on Easter Sunday April 16, 2017.
We will also send
you an email containing your raffle/s ticket/s for your personal
records
The results of the Raffle Draw will be posted on the website and our
facebook page.
Details
of prizes in the Cathedral Restoration Fundraising Draw
Download a PDF of the prizes HERE
