Dublin's Stained Glass

by David Caron

ISBN: 9781801511674

Published: 2025-09-05

This book features thirty-eight sites which contain collections of the finest and most interesting - and in several instances, little known - twentieth-century stained glass in Dublin city and county; the majority of the windows were made at studios in the capital, and by such internationally lauded artists as Harry Clarke, Wilhelmina Geddes, Michael Healy, Evie Hone and Richard King. Dublin' s stained glass sets out to provide a holistic overview, including the artists' response to the architectural setting, the evolution of their design concepts, their differing stained glass techniques, along with the key role of the clergy and donors in determining the selection and interpretation of the iconography. Some windows hold secrets such as Harry Clarke' s wily use of recycled vintage glass, and others have intriguing histories such as the expressionist stained glass Stations of the Cross which were removed at the insistence of a conservative archbishop only to be reinstated years...