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Thank you for the video. One notable son of Slane was Father (later Canon) Patrick Maken, the driving force behind the building of St Vincent’s Church in Kingston upon Hull Fr Macken had been Parish Priest in Loftus since 1916 and when appointed to St Vincent’s parish the building of the new church was his acclaimed priority. He was said to be “tall, well built and handsome, with the gait and carriage of a guardsman.” He was noted, in those non ecumenical times, for his friendship and cooperative working with the vicar of St Augustine’s (Cof E) parish church, which stood next door. Fr Macken lived up to his promise as a great fundraiser and held the first Christmas Bazaar, which raised over £300, a fortune in those days. Despite the depression, he confidently set about building the present church, modelling it on the Romanesque Church of the English Martyrs in York. There was some discussion over the campanile, which many saw as an extravagance, but Fr Macken held sway, and, on Sunday May 1st 1932, the foundation stone was laid. The church was designed to hold 350 people and the agreed cost was £9,000.. Fr Macken took a keen personal interest in the building work and was often referred to as “the keenest clerk of works” on the job. At that time the people of Hull were building a new memorial at the scene of the battle of Oppy Wood, where so many of their sons had fallen in the Great War. Fr Macken was able to obtain the original crucifix for his new church. The new church was opened with a candle lit procession on the evening of 27th March, 1933 and on St Georges day two parishioners, Gerard Collingwood and Austin Pippet, were ordained in the new church by Bishop Shine. The campanile may have been a dubious choice because, during the first summer after the church was opened, it began to lean to the East, reaching the stage where it was a full six inches (15cm) out of plumb. Work was begun to pile and under pin the campanile, bringing it back to perpendicular, where it has remained ever since. The Campanile is now illuminated on dark nights, a worthy successor to St Patrick’s fire on the Hill of Slane. Fr Macken was a not just a great fundraiser but was also known as a devoted priest, a motivator and a man whose all round people skills led to his co-option to the Hull Education Committee. He was made a canon in 1935 but later that year his health began to suffer. As he recovered, he took a convalescence to his family home in Slane, Co Meath, where he suddenly took a turn for the worse and died, aged 52. There is a video tour of St Vincent’s at czcams.com/video/Mdk_YYQqJMk/video.html . I had hoped to visit Slane five years ago when I was a New Grange with my employment but it was not to be and lockdown put paid to later opportunity. A few weeks ago I suffered a traumatic event resulting in partial vision loss in me left eye. The follwing Sunday I attended St Vincent's and the entrance hymn was "Be thou my vision", set to "Slane"! Coincidence? I feel I am constantly being led to this place and will no doubt get there when I can travel again.

If I ever get married this will be our first dance. Xx

Now she is a dame, it's official, great woman

Beautiful Dana, St Patrick pray for us. 🙏

This was used in a clip on MaryTV Medjugorje, just gorgeous 🙏🙏🙏

Beautiful ❤️ 🙏 St Patrick, pray for us 🙏

St Paddy's Day, and looked this up after hearing itt for the first time during the televised Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral today. Beautiful.

Beautiful song

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Great day

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Beautiful and uplifting🙏 Ireland will once again set the world alight with faith in Jesus🙏

God bless Dana. She has always stayed true to the Gospel. Still has a beautiful voice. Well done to Arch bishop Martin and Sr Briege (who never gets old!).

God bless Archbishop Eamon Martin, Dana, Sister Breege and all present for this historic day.

Great memory created that day

This song touches my heart with the Love of Jesus like no other song can, the eternal flame of God's light it brings a tear as well of a heart softening from stone to flesh. Dana thank you may Jesus always walk with you I sense your Love of Jesus🙏🙏🙏♥️

Thank you for sharing

Beautiful.

Stunning

Loves the boys choir singing about Chtist beside me

Just found out about this Hymn this morning,when the Priest mentioned that Dana had written it for St Patrick, what a talented,& TRUE Christian she is,may God bless her & her wonderful family.

Dana, this hymn is beautiful and the flame is burning in our hearts 🙏🌿- well done Dana - so beautiful - Amen Anne

Beautiful, angelic voice. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful thank you Dana light the flame in Ireland 🇮🇪

❤❤❤ Amen

Beautiful Dana ❤❤

What a wonderful song, I hope the flame in our hearts will help bring back the faith in Ireland

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Thank you Dana Beautiful. ❤

What a beautiful Angelic 😍 voice 😍 Dana has God bless her and Damien and her family circle praise God Alleluia 🙏 ❤️ praise God Alleluia 🙏Amen Amen 🙏

I think this is beautiful!

So lovely ❤

A very meaningful hymn.

Fantastic song with a melancholic melody. No light show or hysteric dancers, only the singer and the melody

Go hálainn 🇮🇪

Flawless. What’s not to fall in love with there.

Con Escocia, Irlanda es la tierra de las shide, hadas perturbadoramente maravillosas. Creo que Dana es una de ellas. Preciosa ella y la música y letra de la canción. No sé qué pasó tras "Riverdance".

Beautiful Thanks so much Dana

Amazing x beautiful

sweet

Ahh, this is balm, I extend my gratitude

So beautiful and uplifting in these times.

I love it in black n white too 🏆riding her bike, with a hat on seated on a bench and the hair clip, the Judges knew to choose Dana💐

Someone left Fr. Calloway Consecration to St. Joseph book church and I made mine last Friday and passed book onto a young teenager girl to make hers...Love You St. Joseph all the more stronger 💪🏻✝️Great book Great Saints🇻🇦 makes sense why Pope Daddy Francis 🇻🇦with Papa Benedict XVI 🇻🇦 consecrated but the Vatican to both St Joseph patron saint of Vatican Catholic churches and Archangel St. Michael

Ireland's younger adorable lads with older professionals blessing in prayerful musical intercession 🇮🇪🙌🏻 ✝️is Perfect timing in a world darkened sins 🕯Thank you for showing us you're still preforming on stages with all ages, Dana 💃🏻🇮🇪 Belongs on EWTN🇺🇸💃🏼✝️🇻🇦🇮🇱with that most extraordinary drone footage video in the background🙌🏻🏳

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I turned 17 in the year 1970 and after Eurosong I was so madly in love with this amazing and beautiful singer. And now........ I still feel the warmth inside when I hear Dana . It was such an unforgettably nice period in my life and I believe for many young people from that time . Thanks Dana!!.

it sure does