St. Brigid's, COI, Castleknock
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St. Brigid's, Church of Ireland, Castleknock |
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Location |
East & west walls of the church. |
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Type |
Bronze memorial; Plus family stained glass memorial and private glass frame/bronze memorial. |
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Inscriptions & Imagery |
The parish memorial is a bronze plate on a wooden background. Its borders are edged with a 'column & roof' pattern, under which lies a Cross and the main inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT THE CALL OF DUTY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. "Death is swallowed up in Victory" The nine casualties are listed alphabetically, in unusual detail, with their full Christian names and surname, then their rank and unit, followed their place and date of death. Brooke Memorials There is a beautiful Harry Clarke stained-glass window to the right of the altar. It is dedicated to members of the Brooke family. The left-hand panel is dedicated to George Brooke, one of the casualties on the parish memorial. Below an image of St. George slaying the dragon is the inscription: To the Glory of God and in honoured memory of George Brook: Irish Guards: Born 10th June 1877 Died 7th October 1914 of wounds received at the Battle of the Aisne two days before: He was the son of Sir George F. Brooke Bt. And his first wife Annie daughter of Geoffrey Shaverley George Brook is further commemorated in a glass frame that contains the wooden cross that marked his temporary grave in France. The frame is topped by the emblem of the Irish Guards, set among leaves. Below the frame is a bronze plaque with the inscription: To the Glory of God and in memory of George Brooke. Lieutenant. Irish Guards. / Eldest son of Sir George Brooke. 1st Baronet of Summerton. Born 10th June 1877. / Died 7th October 1914 of wounds received at the Battle of the Aisne. / This cross was used to mark temporarily his grave in the Guards corner of the cemetery at Soupia / Gloria Finis |
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Casualties |
9 casualties, with Christian name, surname, rank, unit, place and date of death, ordered by surname. Most of the officers are of high social status but with no family links to Castleknock. They appear to have become members of the parish whilst serving the Lord Lieutenant, who was based in the nearby Phoenix Park. |