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The clock of the tower is known to Corkonians as "The Four Faced Liar" because, depending on the angle of the viewer, and the effects of wind on the hands on a given face, the time may not appear to correspond perfectly on each face. Due to maintenance issues, the clock was stopped in 2013, but plans
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The walls of the building are 2 m (7 ft) thick and the height to the tower is 36.5 m (120 ft). This is extended a further 15 m (50 ft) for the "pepper pot" adornment on the tower. The McOsterich family were involved with the design and erection of this tower and to this
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the taste of the architect of Shandon steeple led him to three sides of his work of white, and the remaining side of red stone; a circumstance which has occasioned many local jokes and observations, the most memorable of which are some rhymes commencing — "Party-coloured, like the people, Red and
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Abbey which stood on the North Mall), some sources draw a connection between the red and white materials and the colours used to represent the city. The distinct colours are recorded in a rhyme collected by 19th-century antiquary
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day a special privilege is afforded them. Whenever a member of the family marries, anywhere in the world, the bells ring out in their honour. On top of this pepper pot is a weather vane in the form of a
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The church of St Anne attained full parochial status in 1772, when Rev. Arthur Hyde (great-great-grandfather of
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The church is noted for its 8 bells, immortalised in the song "The Bells of Shandon" by
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Seen from the streets of Cork, the church's tower has become one of the city's symbols
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to fund repair were agreed in May 2014, and the clock restarted in September 2014.
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in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the
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The Popular Songs of Ireland, Collected and Edited, with Introduction and Notes
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Since generosity has opened our mouths our tongues shall sing aloud its praise
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Bells of Shandon being sung á capella in the Church of St Anne of Shandon
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The clock tower of St Anne's church, containing the Bells of Shandon
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in 1199 as "St Mary on the Mountain". This church stood until the
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white stands Shandon steeple," said to have been addressed to
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I to the Church the living call and to the grave do summon all
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We were all cast at Gloucester in England by Abel Rudhall 1750
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Panoramic view from the observation area of the bell tower
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The fish placed above the tower is mentioned in Cork band
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The original inscriptions are retained on each bell:
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Church of St Anne (Shandon)

St Anne's Church, Shandon is located in Cork Central
51°54′12″N 08°28′34″W / 51.90333°N 8.47611°W / 51.90333; -8.47611
Cork
Ireland
Denomination
Church of Ireland
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Dedication
Saint Anne
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vernacular
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sandstone
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Diocese
Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Parish
Church of Ireland
Shandon
Cork city
River Lee
Shandon
Pope Innocent III
Williamite wars
siege of Cork
Douglas Hyde
sandstone

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