10/09/2026
10,000 handwritten messages of peace unveiled at Kilkenny Cathedral
Peace Doves, an acclaimed community artwork by sculptor Peter Walker, makes its Irish debut at St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny.
10,000 handwritten messages of peace are now suspended high above the medieval interior at St Canice’s Cathedral in an art installation created in collaboration with the community.
Making its Irish debut today, Peace Doves, by acclaimed British sculptor Peter Walker, has already been experienced by over half a million people in venues across the UK.
The participatory artwork was created over recent months with local schools, community groups, businesses, individuals and visitors to the cathedral. It features thousands of handwritten messages of peace on bespoke white-paper doves.
The paper doves are now cascading above the cathedral’s crossing in the 800-year-old interior of St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny. The contemporary artwork, accompanied by original music from David Harper, is open to the public from today until November 7th.
