St Andrew's Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland)

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St. Andrew's Church
St Andrew's Church, from St Andrew's Street, in Dublin
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LocationDublin
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
History
Founded16th century
DedicationSt. Andrew
Administration
ParishSt. Andrew

St Andrew's Church is a former parish church of the Church of Ireland that is located in St Andrew's Street, Dublin, Ireland. After ceasing to be a church, it housed the main Dublin tourist office of Fáilte Ireland until 2014, and later underwent redevelopment with a view to reopening as a food hall.[1]

Vanessa (Esther Vanhomrigh), former pupil of Dean Swift, is buried at this church.

History

The original St Andrew's Church was located on present-day Dame Street, but disappeared during Oliver Cromwell's reign in the mid-17th century.

1670 church

St Andrews Church as it appeared in a painting by Francis Place (1698)

A new church was built around 1670-74 a little further away from the city walls, on an old bowling-green close to the Thingmote, the old assembly-place of the Norse rulers of the city. The architect was William Dodson and it was said to have been constructed in an unusual eliptical style.[2][3]

Local landlords of the time, Lord Anglesey and John Temple were churchwardens.

The neighbouring houses were located in that part of the Dublin Corporation estate known as "the Whole Land of Tib and Tom".[4]

Round church

St Andrew's Round Church, Dublin

The church was again largely rebuilt from 1793 to 1807 in the Georgian style to a design laterly by Francis Johnston and was commonly referred to as the "round church" owing to its shape.[5][6][7]

Modern church

The church burnt down in 1860 and the present gothic structure was constructed in its place around 1862.[8]

Memorials

Church and vaultes

Memorials within the church include:

Cemetery

Burials in the churchyard include:

  • Alderman Thomas Pleasants, father of Thomas Pleasants the developer and philanthropist, was buried in St Andrew's churchyard in 1729.[10]
  • The surgeon Philip Woodroffe is also buried in the churchyard.[11]

Parish

Dublin hand drawn survey, St. Andrew's Church (25419849663)

The boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish were coextensive to those of the civil parish of St Andrew. The population of this parish in 1901 was 3,058, in 1971 it was 300.[12]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Plan for €5m Dublin food hall to go ahead after company overturns 10pm curfew".
  2. ^ "william dodson st andrews church - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "A History of the RCB Library's Portfolio Drawings Collections". Church of Ireland. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ Craig, p. 39
  5. ^ "1807 - St Andrews Church, Dublin". Architecture @ Archiseek.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ M'Gregor, John James (1821). Picture of Dublin. Dublin: C. P. Archer. p. 96.
  7. ^ "ST ANDREW'S STREET, ST ANDREW'S CHURCH (CI, 2ND)". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "ST ANDREW'S STREET, ST ANDREW'S CHURCH (CI, 3RD)". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. ^ A History of the County Dublin, by Francis Elrington Ball (1920)
  10. ^ Thomas Pleasants
  11. ^ Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886) History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 312.
  12. ^ 1979 Census[permanent dead link‍]

Sources

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  • Gilbert, John (1854). A History of the City of Dublin. Oxford: Oxford University.
  • George Newenham Wright An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin
  • Craig, Maurice (1969). Dublin: 1660-1860. Dublin: Allen Figgis.
  • Usher, Robin (2008). 'Reading Architecture: St. Andrew's Church, Dublin, 1670-1990', Visual Resources, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 119–32.