Our Lady of the Rosary

Ennis Rd, LimerickGoogle Maps

Our Lady of the Rosary church is situated on the Ennis Road and was built in 1950.
The design of Our Lady of the Rosary is an example of a break in the tradition of church-building. The church was designed by Frank Corr and Liam McCormick as a structure that could be built quickly and, if necessary, dismantled and re-erected to fit in with the shape of the expanding population in the parish.
In the years 1950–2010, a total of 7,092 baptisms (with a peak of 300 in 1968) and 4,112 weddings (peaking in 1996 with 172) took place in this church.
This site was one of 23 venues for the 31st edition of EVA in 2007, curated by Klaus Ottmann (b. 1964, Germany).
Our Lady of the Rosary was one of numerous sites for a project by Miriam Lohan (b. 1975, Ireland), titled Ringing Limerick. On 7 May 2007, between 11:15am and 11:45am, the artist organised 13 churches around Limerick city to ring their bells simultaneously.
This performance was recorded and available to listen to after the event.