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At this time, 12 new stained glass windows were installed in the church,
which were donated by various people. As you enter the church porch, there
is a stained glass window that depicts the parable of the farmer sowing
seed on the land. Anne Hogan (nee Quinn) donated this window in memory
of her father and mother, Thomas and Margaret Quinn of Ballintlea.
There are two stained glass windows over the door at the back of the
church, which depict Our Lady of Fatima. Bishop Newman and Fr Costello
P.P donated this window.
© Altar Carving in Sixmilebridge Church
The front of the altar bears an impressive carving depicting
Jesus falling with the Cross on the way to Calvary. In front of the altar
on the left there is a plaque to Fr James O'Shea who is buried in the
grounds of Cratloe Church. On the right of the altar there is a plaque
to FitzJames-Kelly.
© Statues in Sixmilebridge Church
Behind the altar on the left there is a statue to the Mother
and Child and on the right there is a statue to the Sacred Heart. There
is also a decorative reredos behind the altar. A new set of Stations of
the Cross was erected in the church during the renovations. The church
was re-roofed in August 1988.
© Tabernacle in Sixmilebridge Church
The church in Sixmilebridge was not always a chapel of ease.
A chalice in the church was stolen by British soldiers but it was later
recovered. Since then, the Blessed Sacrament has not been kept in this
church and so to this day, it is a chapel of ease.
 
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