Rosary Workshop - WG.31F, WG.33, WG.36, WG.38,WG.90, WG.91, WG.402
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WALL PLAQUES - HAND CAST IN IRELAND - BRONZE AND IRON
Each of these beautiful reminders of our faith
is hand cast in bronze and in iron. A shell is formed in metal then filled
with a resin. This creates a plaque that is not only beautiful but
lighter in weight as if solid it would be very heavy an very expensive.
All items are now listed in our new, easier to navigate, mcart. To see
the whole collection, to price and to order, enter here:
A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE WILD GOOSE PLAQUES AVAILABLE
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MADONNAS/ANGEL
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To take a visual tour of the Wild Goose Studio in Kinsale Ireland, to enjoy seeing how these beautiful wall plaques are made, enter VISIT STUDIO above. This beautiful collection was inspired by and reproduced from centuries of Celtic folk art found throughout Ireland. We discovered their work while visiting the Waterford Crystal Factory Gallery in Ireland. So taken by the quality of the work, we purchased a cross for each member of the Rosary Guild along with one for each of our children. A truly beautiful tribute to the people of the world who have Irish blood (and we all have a little Irish running in our veins), even if it is only in spirit. The spirit of the Irish is a spirit of survival and a true sense of the joy of life! Each item below carries this spirit so deeply ingrained in its people!
Glory be - tis good to have an Irish Mother in Law from Roscommon! My children all have Irish blood running in their veins and each one carries this spirit of joy! Be sure and see the whole line!
... SYMBOLS OF IRELAND - W B YEATS ...
Ireland’s great poet and symbolist, W. B. Yeats
described a symbol as the only possible expression of some invisible essence,
'a transparent lamp about some invisible flame.' Rather than fixing
a meaning, symbols set meaning free. They resonate with our intuitive mind,
letting go of logical thinking. Symbols speak the language of the soul.
(From Wild Goose Website)
~ CROSSES ~
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8.5 in - St Patrick's cross, oldest
of the great high crosses from Carndonagh Co. Donegal. The original is
10 feet high, 7 th century. At the bottom, there are 3 ilgrims, midway
christ with 4 evangelists, at the top, interlacing pattern used in Celtic
art to indicate the ineffable, "Christ be with me - Christ be before me,
Christ be behind me, Christ be within me.
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7 in. - From the famous monastery and centre
for learning (88 ad), with a simple disciplined design. Typical of the
best in Celtic interlacing designs.
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6.5 in. - This 16c Penal Cross is unique
to Irish fold art. the arms are short so it could easily be hidden up the
sleeve. When England was trying to take over the land, they tried to destroy
the hearts of the people by banning their language and religion. The answer
to those who tried to practice either was death. So during these 'Penal'
times, the church went underground. The rosary was prayed using this cross
and often 10 beads for a decade. A ring at the other end was passed
from finger to finger to complete the 5 decades of the rosary, 5 fingers,
5 decades.
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4 in. - This miniature Penal cross is an
unique creation of the 18c and a fine example of Irish folk art from that
period. This one is from Kinsale. (For more information on Penal Crosses
see Rosary Workshop Museum collection of penal crosses and rosaries from
the Hunt Gallery (Limerick Ireland). Also see description above. As with
all Wild Goose items, all are hand cast at the Wild Goose Studio in Kinsale
Co Cork Ireland.
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8 in. - The tree cross joins two ancient
symbols, the tree and the cross. The tree unites the material earth
with the spiritual heavens. In the bible there is the tree of life,
earthly paradise with its seductive fruits and the tree of knowledge of
good and evil. The tree, with its annual renewal of foliage, promises life's
continuity. The cross joins the horizontal (feminine) with the vertical
(masculine). by the resurrection it promises life everlasting. 'We must
find some place on the Tree of Life high enough for the passion that is
exaltation and for the wings that are always on fire. ' (WB Yeats)
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6.5 in. - A cross is one of the most ancient
and powerful of symbols, predating Christianity as a sanskrit symbol of
the seasons, directions to mention a few.
A symbol conveys more than the eye perceives. A cross is the meeting of the horizontal and vertical (yin/yang, feminine/masculine). The circle of the Celtic cross the union of a cosmic dimension. This carving is from St. Kevin's Church, Glendalough. BRONZE OR IRON For more information, pricing
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10 x 4 in. - Scottish High Cross is based
on the notable dupplin Cross at St. Serf's Church, Dunning, Near Perth.
It marks the uniting of the Picts, the painted warriors' and the Scots,
'the warring Irish tribes', Under king MacAlpin (9c). together they had
driven back the invading the Romans.
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ROSARY WORKSHOP MISSION STATEMENT
Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries,
chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can
make using the best supplies available. The Guild believes the work
of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best
for you is very, very important.
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