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St Patrick's Ringsend

St. Patrick's, Ringsend

RingsendGothic Revival, tower and spire along the street front

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§What is known
Built
W.H. Byrne and Son (William Henry Byrne and Ralph Henry Byrne)
Style
Gothic Revival, tower and spire along the street front
Dedication
St. Patrick's

Mass times

Sunday
10:00 AM · 12:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 PM
Monday
7:00 PM (Weekday Mass)
Tuesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass) · 7:00 PM (Weekday Mass)
Thursday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass)
§Where
Address
Ringsend, Dublin 4
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§Notes

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

Photographs of the old one storey church

The Dublin Inquirer reported in June 2025 that local historian Eddie Bohan, working with the Ringsend District and Historical Society archive, found photographs of the old church before its 1913 reconstruction, a one storey building, and that part of the collection of the late local historian Brian Siggins was donated to St Patrick's Church.

Source: Dublin Inquirer

An architect mix-up on a heritage forum

A 2005 Archiseek forum thread debated whether J.F. Fuller designed the church; posters concluded the Fuller attribution belonged to the Church of Ireland church in the area, not the Catholic church, whose architect is documented as W.H. Byrne and Son.

Timeline

  • 1858
    First stone of the earlier chapel The parish history records the first stone of the earlier church laid on 13 April 1858, after a public meeting of 2 May 1858 unveiled the project; the building cost about 800 pounds.
  • 1859
    Earlier chapel opened The earlier church opened on 14 July 1859, inaugurated by Archbishop Cullen and dedicated to the Apostle of Ireland.
  • 1905
    Parish of Ringsend constituted Ringsend was constituted as a parish from Sandymount, within the original parish of Irishtown, Ringsend and Donnybrook.
  • 1911
    Foundation stone of the present church The Archbishop of Dublin laid the foundation stone of the present church, designed by W.H. Byrne and Son and built by William Conolly and Sons of Dominick Street.
  • 1913
    Reconstruction completed (date uncertain) The Dublin Inquirer refers to the church before its 1913 reconstruction; Archiseek files the building under 1916. The completion date is not firmly established in the sources consulted.
  • 1920
    Sanctuary fixtures completed Archiseek records that sanctuary fixtures from the early 1920s were completed by R.H. Byrne, and that the pulpit was manufactured by Earley and Co to the architects' design.

People

  • William Henry Byrne Architect, W.H. Byrne and Son — The practice of W.H. Byrne and Son designed the present church.
  • Ralph Henry Byrne Architect, W.H. Byrne and Son — Son in the practice; Archiseek credits R.H. Byrne with completing the sanctuary fixtures in the early 1920s.
  • William Conolly and Sons Building contractor — Contractors of Dominick Street, Dublin, for the present church.
  • Earley and Co Ecclesiastical craftsmen — Manufactured the pulpit to the architects' design.
  • Canon Joseph Mooney Parish priest at the time of the rebuilding — The Dublin Inquirer names Canon Joseph Mooney as the Ringsend parish priest who helped rebuild St Patrick's Church.