22.06.2015
Visitors Flock to See Transformed Cathedral for Dublin Garden Festival
Christ Church Cathedral welcomed throngs of visitors over the weekend for their second annual Dublin Garden Festival. The interior of the cathedral was transformed into a magical wonderland with enchanting floral installations and exciting props.
Throughout the festival there were talks and demonstrations given by gardening and flower arranging experts, many of them household names. Outside in the cathedral grounds there were numerous stalls and entertainment for all.
The theme of this year’s festival was fairy tales and under the leadership of artistic director and award winning floral artist, Christopher White, the cathedral was filled with stunning floral displays.
Many from the United Dioceses contributed to the exhibition. Dublin and Glendalough Mothers’ Union decorated a side chapel on the theme of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’. The Dublin Federation of the ICA took part also with a beautiful display. Among the ICA arrangers were members from the Tallaght Guild from St Maelruain’s Parish.
As part of the festival there was a flower arranging competition. The Best in Show award was presented to nine year old Rachel Lang from Leixlip Union of Parishes who also scooped the Child 8 – 10 category. Leixlip was well represented in the other categories of the competition. Kathleen Harper came first in the diocesan category and first in the open category while Julie McMullan came second in the diocesan category. Patricia Slack of Tallaght ICA was also a winner in the open category.
The prizes were presented by Canon William Deverell.
Photo caption: Rachel Lang, Kathleen Harper, Canon William Deverell, Julie McMullan, Bernie Murphy and Patricia Slack with their award winning creations.