The Tower
The walls of the building are 2 m (7 ft) thick and the height to the tower is 36.5 m (120 ft) and to this you can add another 15 m (50 ft) for the pepper pot. The McOsterich family were involved with the design and erection of this tower and to this day a special privilege is afforded them. Whenever a member of the family marries, anywhere in the world, the bells ring out in their honour. On top of this pepper pot is a weather vane in the form of a salmon, representing the fishing of the River Lee. It is a very appropriate sign to have on top of a Church, as in the earliest Christian days a fish was used as a symbol for the name of the Lord.
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Famous quotes containing the word tower:
“What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that. Oil and water were the same as wind and air to you.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)
“The tower nearest the water gets the moonlight first.”
—Chinese proverb.