A cathedral full of medieval relics Christchurch is located on a site of a wooden church built in 1038 by Sitric Silkbeard, the first Norse King of Dublin. This was replaced by a [...]
Dublin's oldest church St Audeon's Church dates to 1190AD and has the distinction of being the only medieval parish church, retaining any original features, still in use within the city of Dublin. It [...]
Ireland's largest Cathedral This is the site of what is reputedly the earliest Christian site in Ireland. There has been a church here since the 5th century and in 1191 it was raised [...]
Viking gravestones & Bellarmine pottery Kilgobbin Church was built in 1707 on an ancient pre-Norman site where a wooden church would have stood. This is reputedly the first church to be built after [...]
Founded by Norse King Sitric Howth has a strong Viking connection and its name is derived from the old Norse name for 'Head'. King Sitric, the Norse Viking King of Dublin, founded the [...]
Ireland's oldest church roof that's still in use today This church was built in the 12th century and takes its name from a 7th-century saint. Its grounds also contain the only ‘standalone baptistery’ [...]
A fortified church & The scene of 200 murders The Knights Templars built the first church here in the 13th century. It was later fortified and became the property of the De Birmingham [...]
A dome destined for Russia This impressive church in Rathmines was built in 1854 and destroyed by a fire in January 1920. When the church was being reconstructed in 1922 this dome was [...]
1000-year-old eclectic church St Macculin's Church is an interesting building that comprises a 9th-century round tower, a 15th-century defensive tower, and a 19th-century church. Lusk derives its name from the Irish word 'lusca' [...]
A favorite church for getting hitched This is the charming Our Lady of the Wayside Church. It can be found in the scenic village of Kilternan on the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. [...]
Regarded as a masterpiece of church architecture Monkstown Parish Church was built in 1789 and re-modeled by the famous architect John Semple in 1825. Its style has been described as 'castellated Gothic in [...]
Dublin's most charming church St Stephen's Church is a Greek Revival temple-style church built in 1824 and is fondly called 'The Pepper Canister Church' by locals. It was the last of a distinguished [...]
A multi-period site "... of the utmost importance" St Maelruan founded a monastery near this location in the 8th century AD and Christian worship has continued for 1200 years. The tower was built [...]