5 November 2006 marked the 90th anniversary of the Honan Chapel with
the launch of the Honan Chapel & Collection Online Website. The
Honan Chapel, dedicated to St. Finbarr of Cork on 5 November 1916, was
built and furnished during a period marking the transformation of the
Irish political and cultural landscape. Built by John Sisk & Son,
it is a unique case study illustrating the role played by the Dublin
schools in helping to renew Cork craftsmanship in the first decades of
the twentieth-century. Rev Sir John Robert O'Connell, educated at
Belvedere College, Dublin, was a driving force in its construction. The
chapel and its liturgical collection are products of the Irish Arts
& Crafts Movement (1894-1925). This accounts for the overall unity
of style.
The Honan Chapel & Collection Online http://honan.ucc.ie
aims to build upon recent scholarship by promoting awareness of the
chapel and its liturgical collection. It features new essays on the
chapel and its collection linked to a comprehensive image gallery and a
virtual tour of the chapel. The site also includes image downloads and
a discussion forum.
The site was developed with the help and co-operation of the following
persons, centres and departments in UCC: Rev Seosamh A. Ó Cochláin,
Dean of the Honan Chapel, UCC (Project Director); James Cronin, UCC
(Project Coordinator); Xiaoye Dai and Daniel C. Doolan, Department of
Computer Science, UCC (Website Design Team). Thanks to Dr Sabin
Tabirca, Department of Computer Science, UCC, for organising the Design
Team.
This project was funded by the Quality Promotion Unit, UCC.
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