Documenting the vigorous wave of Catholic Church building in Ireland in the ‘60s and ‘70s, this film shows Church authorities faced with the problem of finding ten million pounds over ten years to build churches and schools in new suburban parishes including Raheny, Blanchardstown, and Darndale. Dir. Radharc. 26 mins, Ireland, 1974, Digital Notes by Sunnivia O'Flynn
Archbishop Dermot Ryan
Peter Lemass
Documenting the vigorous wave of Catholic Church building in Ireland in the ‘60s and ‘70s, this film shows Church authorities faced with the problem of finding ten million pounds over ten years to build churches and schools in new suburban parishes including Raheny, Blanchardstown, and Darndale. Dir. Radharc. 26 mins, Ireland, 1974, Digital Notes by Sunnivia O'Flynn
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