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Pipe Organ sponsorship update & dedication date

September 25, 2012

As of today, the Feast of St. Finbarr, September 25th, two thirds of the pipes in the Pipe Organ being installed in the parish church in Enniskeane have now been dedicated to named people. That’s 450 of the 678 pipes, or 66%. Many thanks to all who have contributed. There is still time to dedicate one of the organ’s pipes using the secure payment system of this site.

The date for the blessing and dedication of the Pipe Organ has also been set. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception whose feast day is December 8th.

Bishop John Buckley, Bishop of Cork & Ross, will be the principal celebrant at a special Mass on the evening of Dec 7th (Friday), 2012, at which the organ will be blessed and solemnly dedicated to all whose names have been enrolled.

The Mass will be followed by a short organ recital.

*Some of the pipes inside the Pipe Organ at Enniskeane Church as the pipes are being installed following refurbishment and re-voicing.*

Almost two thirds of the pipes sponsored and Oboe installed

September 11, 2012

Sincere thanks to all the people from near and far who have sponsored pipes in the pipe organ for our parish church.

The installed organ will have 678 pipes in it. On Sept 11th, 2012, 409 of the pipes have been dedicated to named people. That’s over 60% of the pipes — or nearly two-thirds of the total!

The first batch of the printed souvenir certificates will be ready to be posted shortly. The certificate states which pipe has been sponsored, by whom, and to whom it is dedicated.

Listen to how the organ sounds on Sept 12

382 dedications

September 3, 2012

We have received 382 dedications for the pipes in the Enniskeane Pipe Organ. Many, many thanks.

The installed organ will have 678 pipes in total so more than half have been sponsored so far. The 678 includes an extra set of pipes whichare adding that was not part of the original organ when it was in Clonakilty. The extra set of pipes (known as a ‘stop’) will add the sound of trumpets to the organ.

Thanks to Padraig O’Donovan for salvaging these pipes from an organ up the country. They have been taken to England and back where they have been refurbished and re-voiced so they will be in harmony with the rest of the organ.