Saint Martin's Roman Catholic Church, Kilworth, Co. Cork.

Not as joyful as the fellow we saw in Birdhill.

Maybe it's because he's missing a hand.

Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Fermoy, Co. Cork

It's Sacred Heart Saturday, but we're not sure who this actually is hiding under the layers of gloss paint.

The car park outside the library, Fermoy, Co. Cork.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

A new shrine?

Is someone building a new shrine?

Nope, just moving an old one.

Dublin Road, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.

August already! And we're starting the month in Cork.

Bandon, County Cork

This shrine, located on Chapel St in Bandon, has possibly the most signage we've ever seen.

Clonakilty, Co. Cork

This Lourdes scene is located on the N71 out of (or into, depending on your perspective) Clonakilty.  The pictures were taken hastily on a horribly mizzly day which I hope accounts for the strangely luminous quality of the statues...

B.V.M - Beata Virgo Maria / Blessed Virgin Mary

Ballinspittle, Co. Cork

Oh yes, that one.  Here is the shrine at Ballinspittle made famous as the 'Moving Statues'.  There's a little article about the phenomenon on Wikipedia, here.

Skibbereen, Co. Cork

This shrine is located at the junction of Mill Road and Cork Road on the edge of Skibbereen.