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So far, I have come across 17 such tiles on buildings in Cork – there are more than 60 in Ennis and over 200 around Ireland.

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

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

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

1

124

Poor Clare's Convent (2 Nr)

5

8

  8



  2

Dundonald

​Dunleary

Parochial House

Shanakiel

  81

  82

6

  59

  21

  16

 7

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Street

Auburn Villas, Magazine Rd

Blarney Street

College Road

Dyke Parade

Dyke Parade

Fr Mathew Road

Highfield Avenue

Illen Villas, Mardyke

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Lough Road

Magazine Road  

Model Farm Road

Model Farm Road

North Main St

North Main St

O'Connell Crescent

Patrick St

St. Brigid St

St. Brigid St

St. Nessan St

Western 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.

See also my blog here and here

HISTORY OF MY FINDINGS

I first noted the three tiles at St Nessan St and St Brigid's St. Then after a while of walking and looking, the number sttod at 11 for some time.

UPDATE 2014.03.04 Over the last week, I spotted two more tiles in the Magazine Road and Highfield Avenue. Through Cork City Library and Sr Faustina I was advised as to a second tile on Magazine Road.The total now stands at 14

UPDATE 2014.03.18. While out walking the dogs, I spotted two more tiles in the Turner’s cross area and understand that there is one in the Poor Clare Convent on College Road, so total now at 17.

UPDATE 2021.12.30 I have added two tiles from Model Farm Road, the two at the Poor Clare's Convent and one on Lough Road so the total recorded for Cork is 21




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