The latest addition to the Sculpture Trail Initiative sponsored by Ennis Tidy Towns was unveiled last week.  The sculpture that was designed and created by Barry Wrafter was commissioned to celebrate the work of the Sisters of Mercy since their coming to the town in 1854.  The piece, created from polished white marble, depicts two of the Corporal Works of Mercy. “Feed the Hungry” is seen in the girl’s bowl being filled from a jug and the infant wrapped in a blanket depicts, “Clothe the Naked”.

Clothe the Naked; Feed the Hungry

The sculpture is placed in an old niche in the wall of the Museum off Arthur’s Row near the Temple Gate Hotel, site of the old St. Xavier’s Convent.  The Museum is housed in what was the Convent Primary School before its relocation to Station Road and  renamed Holy Family School.  The new Sculpture fits perfectly into the old recess in  the wall. It doesn’t have a name but it speaks for itself .

At the unveiling, Noel Crowley, Tidy Towns chairman said: “ In the past we were inspired by the work of Catherine McAuley and her Sisters. We need that same inspiration today”.

 

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