Relic stolen

billymitchell · 12-10-2011 12:45PM

Its only a class 3 relic, no big deal really

CrazyRabbit · 12-10-2011 12:50PM

I have the nails. Picked them up in B&Q the other day.

al28283 · 12-10-2011 12:58PM

Killer Pigeon · 12-10-2011 01:08PM

It was probably Father Damo who stole it.

Iomega Man · 12-10-2011 01:19PM

Irrespective of whether you are religious or not, these items are of significant artistic and historical value and to think that they will be melted down and destroyed is very sad indeed.

foxyboxer · 12-10-2011 01:27PM

"F*ckin hell"

Shiner11 · 12-10-2011 01:30PM

Its time to call in someone who can get the bottom of this.

Boardnashea · 12-10-2011 01:34PM

Iomega Man wrote: »

Irrespective of whether you are religious or not, these items are of significant artistic and historical value and to think that they will be melted down and destroyed is very sad indeed.

It's a piece of wood! Put that in your pipe and melt it!

lucylu · 12-10-2011 01:37PM

The actual relic is tiny.. it is the tiny piece of wood inside the small cross in the centre..it was the nice goldy cross those pricks were after.

Iomega Man · 12-10-2011 01:40PM

Boardnashea wrote: »

It's a piece of wood! Put that in your pipe and melt it!

IF you had even BOTHERED to follow the link and read the article you would have noticed that two crosses were stolen, the relic being in one of them......

Akrasia · 12-10-2011 01:40PM

Dotrel wrote: »

I'd imagine if this had happened 50 or 100 years ago it'd have been a national scandal. As it is probably the majority of people don't care or think it serious. It's about the equivalent of someone stealing an original R2D2 action figure from George Lucas's basement.

it's nowhere near equivilent to that. Stealing R2D2 would be much much worse.

al28283 · 12-10-2011 01:42PM

Iomega Man wrote: »

Irrespective of whether you are religious or not, these items are of significant artistic and historical value and to think that they will be melted down and destroyed is very sad indeed.

Perhaps they'll be melted down and made into something more significantly artistic and historically valuable

Iomega Man · 12-10-2011 01:46PM

al28283 wrote: »

Perhaps they'll be melted down and made into something more significantly artistic and historically valuable

So would you have Tracey Emin paint over the Mona Lisa...wait don't answer that..

Degsy · 12-10-2011 01:51PM

Whoeverr nicked the relic werent Irish..i'd bet a shroud of turin bathrobe on it.

4leto · 12-10-2011 01:53PM

I suppose each relic and even false one do gather a history of their own which has a value.

I remember as a kid on a school tour we went and seen Oliver Plunket's head in some church in Drogheda, I think. A macabre thing to have a load of 8 year old's look at.

Lando Griffin · 12-10-2011 01:53PM

mikemac wrote: »

Our neighbours from Limerick and Offaly causing trouble as usual :mad:

No doubt from Dublin IMO with false number plates to throw off the Gards.

Resi12 · 12-10-2011 01:57PM

Why would anyone be bothered?!

Patsy fyre · 12-10-2011 01:57PM

No Need to call the place Holycross anymore then :rolleyes:

mehfesto · 12-10-2011 01:59PM

Was there much security up there?

Borat_Sagdiyev · 12-10-2011 02:05PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

It was probably Father Damo who stole it.

It's only a bleedin' relic!

JustAddWater · 12-10-2011 02:08PM

the groutch wrote: »

As long as the Holy Stone of Clonrichert is still ok

Will it still be a class 2 relic when they remove it?

bigneacy · 12-10-2011 02:27PM

danniemcq wrote: »

I'd say it could be quite hard to get this back.

you can't just sell it to anyone, so you'd have to assume that there was a buyer BEFORE it was stolen and the 2 ones that stole it were approached the buyer.

Something very very similar to this happened a few years ago in Dundalk. Some criminals broke the chain holding down Ronald McDonald outside our local McD's and made off with him.

Must have been a buyer in place before the heist, because it would be a very recognisable piece to try to sell on.

:pac:

Dempsey · 12-10-2011 02:27PM

Another blow for tourism in Tipperary....

Min · 12-10-2011 02:36PM

Full.Duck wrote: »

A relic? Off the cross? Brought to Thurles? Even if it did exist why the hell would it be in Thurles of all places?

During the times of the crusades, Ireland was seen as a safe place to bring Christian relics and saints, so the Muslims would not capture them.
In Kilkenny for example near Thomastown, St Nicholas is buried, brought to Ireland by some French people, the Freney's, his body was originally taken to Italy from Turkey and then from Italy to Ireland.

So that is how we ended up with some of the saints and relics.

Dyr · 12-10-2011 02:39PM

bigneacy wrote: »

Something very very similar to this happened a few years ago in Dundalk. Some criminals broke the chain holding down Ronald McDonald outside our local McD's and made off with him.

Must have been a buyer in place before the heist, because it would be a very recognisable piece to try to sell on.

:pac:

One of dundalks finest cultural assets gone forever. A tragedy.

Freddie59 · 12-10-2011 02:42PM

Well no surprises here then. The usual mockery of God, Jesus, and the Church. Funny how other minority religions are defended on here on a very regular basis.:rolleyes: And outrage expressed if they're 'offended' in any way.

Son Of A Vidic · 12-10-2011 02:52PM

Freddie59 wrote: »

Well no surprises here then. The usual mockery of God, Jesus, and the Church. Funny how other minority religions are defended on here on a very regular basis.:rolleyes: And outrage expressed if they're 'offended' in any way.

Nah, I think when a nation has been subjugated and dominated by a hypocritical Church for many centuries. It's inevitable that when people become self-thinking, they will see through the bullshít and hypocrisy that has ruled them for so long. Your reference to minority religions is really irrelevant in this instance. As they share none of the guilt or abuses that were committed against us by this 'church'.

4leto · 12-10-2011 02:53PM

They should pray on another relic for its safe return.

sensibleken · 12-10-2011 03:18PM

Freddie59 wrote: »

Well no surprises here then. The usual mockery of God, Jesus, and the Church. Funny how other minority religions are defended on here on a very regular basis.:rolleyes: And outrage expressed if they're 'offended' in any way.

Yeah mutherfúckers! Its Yahweh or the highway!

mikemac · 12-10-2011 03:20PM

Better get Michael Lowry on the case

Our chief problem solver

Relic stolen

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