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St Joseph's, East Wall

East WallLombardic (per Wikipedia)

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

§What is known
Built
1956 · The architect of the 1956 church is not identified in any source accessed. The NIAH record for the earlier 1919 Tin Church states that its classical facade was likely designed by George Luke O'Connor.
Style
Lombardic (per Wikipedia)
Dedication
St Joseph's

Mass times

Sunday
10:30 AM
Saturday
6:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Tuesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Thursday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
§Where
Address
Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 · D03 X5W8
Open route ↗ Official website ↗ Return to the map

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

§Notes

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

The Tin Church still stands

The 1919 corrugated iron chapel at 117 Church Road survives with its Doric classical front and holds a Regional NIAH rating. Sources differ on its current use: Wikipedia says it is now a gym, while the NIAH record describes it as a retail outlet.

Radio link for housebound parishioners

The parish established a radio link so housebound parishioners can follow the liturgy from home, alongside a webcam stream of services.

Timeline

  • 1919
    The Tin Church opens on Church Road A corrugated iron chapel opened on Church Road opposite Seaview Avenue, serving the area then within St Laurence O'Toole parish. Its classical facade is attributed, as likely, to George Luke O'Connor by the NIAH.
  • 1941
    East Wall constituted as a parish The parish of East Wall was constituted from St Laurence O'Toole parish, North Wall, with the Tin Church as parish church.
  • 1954
    Foundation stone blessed The foundation stone of the present church was blessed on 8 November 1954.
  • 1956
    Church opened by Archbishop McQuaid Archbishop John Charles McQuaid opened the new St Joseph's Church on 29 July 1956.
  • 1989
    Mortuary chapel becomes Blessed Sacrament oratory In the late 1980s the mortuary chapel was converted into a Blessed Sacrament oratory; in the 1990s the baptismal font was moved to the front of the sanctuary.

People

  • John Charles McQuaid (1895-1973) Archbishop of Dublin who opened the church in 1956 — Archbishop John Charles McQuaid officially opened St Joseph's on 29 July 1956.
  • Fr Frederick Hooke Priest who carried the building project to completion — The parish history records that Fr Fitzgibbon, parish priest from 1941, began the building plans and that Fr Frederick Hooke continued the construction after his death.
  • George Luke O'Connor Likely architect of the 1919 Tin Church facade — The NIAH appraisal states that the classical facade of the former Tin Church was likely designed by George Luke O'Connor. This concerns the 1919 chapel, not the 1956 church.