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The Historic Town Visitor Information boards in Ennis include a photograph of one of the tiles and states that there were made to commemorate the Eucharistic Congress in 1932.

However, in January 2014 I read an article in the Irish Independent which stated that The Poor Clares had come across research to indicate that the tiles were introduced earlier than that.

I have photographed 67 tiles in Ennis.

So far on the website, I have details of the tiles in Athlone; Co. Clare; Ennis; Cork; Dublin; Limerick; Co. Limerick; Galway City; Co. Galway; Co. Kerry; Co. Roscommon; and, Co. Mayo.


I have probably not recorded all tiles (current and since removed) in these and other locations. I will update as soon as I see any more. If you know of any more, please contact me

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Hse Nr      Street

3 Abbey Street

8 Abbey Street

14 Abbey Street  

17 Abbey Street

18 Abbey Street

21 Abbey Street

26 Abbey Street

46 Abbey Street

Rose Villa, Ard na Greine

12 Ard na Gréine

St. Margaret's, Ard na Gréine

Almond, Ard na Gréine


7 Carmody St

corner Carmody St

Donard House, Clare Road

Clare Road

St. Anne's, Clare Rd (possible)


22 Clon Road

46 Connolly Villas

Carrigleigh, 19 Cusack Road

Loyola, 20  Cusack Road

1 Francis St

2 Francis St

5 Francis St

24 Francis St

Friary, Francis St

? Gort Road

? Harmony Row

1 High St

5 High St  

6 High St

Sunville, Kilrush Road

  St. Annes Kilrush Road

5 Lifford Road

7 Limerick Road  

6 Linnane Terrace

7 Linnane Terrace

Wall Marian Avenue

7 Market St Upper

9 Market St

30 Market St Upper

33 Market St Upper

2 Market St Lr

16 Market St. Lr.

2 New Road

5 Newbridge Road

? O'Connell Square

9 O'Connell St

18 O'Connell St

21 O'Connell St

26 O'Connell St

41 O'Connell St

49 O'Connell St

51 O'Connell St

72 O'Connell St

79 O'Connell St

81 O'Connell St

St. Anthony, Old Gort Road

10 Parnell St

12 Parnell St

15 Parnell St

18 Parnell St

24 Parnell St

42 Parnell St

45 Parnell St

47 Parnell St

78 Parnell St

86 Parnell St

87 Parnell St

1 St Joseph Terrace

3 St Patrick Terrace

4 Steele's Terrace

6 Steele's Terrace

8 Steele's Terrace

11 Steele's Terrace

16 Steele's Terrace

18 Steele's Terrace

26 Steele's Terrace
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" The lettering YHS confused many, despite its closeness to the religious monogram IHS for the name of Jesus. ............

The sisters discovered that a wave of devotion to promote the holy name of Jesus began after a retreat to their monastery conducted by a Franciscan friar, Fr Francis Donnelly, in January 1914.

It was Fr Donnelly who introduced the blue YHS tiles, as they depict an abbreviation of the name of Jesus in Greek and they were placed above the doors of houses in order to invoke God's blessings ."

Irish Independent
The Holyname.ie website is seeking stories and anecdotes regarding the tiles.

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