Angels rise again with stories from beyond the grave in Cork
Angels in Danger, an exhibition of cartoons and designs from the Watson family archive, is a moving testament to one family’s history and to the community heritage of Ireland’s ecclesiastical art.
James Watson was a Yorkshireman who moved to Ireland in the 1880s, buying out Cox, Buckley, and Sons glassworks in Youghal, Co Cork. Watson’s family had been glassworkers for generations and he became renowned in Ireland for the rich tones and fine detail of his stained glass windows, which were commissioned by Catholic and Protestant churches alike.
