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Redemptoristine Monastery, Drumcondra

Chapel of Ease: St. Alphonsus Monastery (Redemptoristine)

Drumcondra

This church is still ahead. Its chapter will be written when its visit comes.

§What is known
Built
George Ashlin (attributed, 1872 foundation); current building dates from 2000
Order
Redemptoristine (OSsR)
Dedication
Chapel of Ease: St. Alphonsus Monastery (Redemptoristine)

Mass times

Sunday
9:30 AM
Saturday
9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
Monday
5:45 PM (Weekday Mass)
Tuesday
5:45 PM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
5:45 PM (Weekday Mass)
Thursday
5:45 PM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
5:45 PM (Weekday Mass)
Holy Days
11:00 AM (Holy Day Mass) · 5:45 PM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
Address
Drumcondra, Dublin 9 · D09 HN53

No photographs yet — the essay appears only after the visit.

§Notes

Fragments gathered while researching this church: stories, curiosities, people and dates.

Altar bread production

The Irish Times reported the community produces roughly 25 million altar breads annually for churches across Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Timeline

  • 1859
    Redemptoristine foundation approved for Dublin The Bishop of Bruges asked Archbishop Cullen to allow a Redemptoristine foundation in Dublin, approved by letter on 4 February 1859.
  • 1872
    Foundation stone of the monastery blessed The foundation stone of the permanent monastery, built on land originally intended for Newman's Catholic University, was blessed by 24 bishops.
  • 2000
    Current monastery building constructed The Iona Road Parish history page states the community built its current monastery facility in 2000.

People

  • George Ashlin Architect attributed to the original monastery building — Named by the Iona Road Parish history page as the architect of the monastery; the exact building he designed and its relationship to the present 2000 structure is not established by the sources found.