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St Michael\u2019s Church was to be one of his most ambitious creations with the iconic vista of Muckish mountain playing a central theme in his creation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span>With a mix of previously unreleased archive material and modern digital technology, the story is told through the eyes of those involved with design, building and unveiling of the church.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span>A wealth of footage filmed by the late Canon Fr Tommy Doherty sits at the heart of this work. His trusty 8mm camera captured the full process of its construction &#8211; from humble green field site through its grand unveiling &#8211; as well as the cast of characters that brought his vision into existence. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":15291,"template":"","class_list":["post-15290","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Church &amp; The Mountain - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As St Michael\u2019s Church in Creeslough, Co Donegal, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021, this new film takes a look at the unique work of renowned architect, Liam McCormick, and the people who helped build this unique structure.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-church-the-mountain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Church &amp; The Mountain - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As St Michael\u2019s Church in Creeslough, Co Donegal, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021, this new film takes a look at the unique work of renowned architect, Liam McCormick, and the people who helped build this unique structure. 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