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Marino Church

St. Vincent de Paul, Marino

Griffith AvenueNeo-Classical, Roman character, Corinthian and Ionic orders

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

§What is known
Built
1928 · Ralph Byrne (attribution in the NIAH heritage record only)
Style
Neo-Classical, Roman character, Corinthian and Ionic orders
Dedication
St. Vincent de Paul

Mass times

Sunday
9:15 AM · 11:00 AM
Saturday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass) · 5:30 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)
Holy Days
10:00 AM (Holy Day Mass) · 7:00 PM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
Address
Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9 · D09 KN83
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.

Archive footage of the 1928 opening shared online

A local heritage page on Facebook, Glasnevin Heritage, shared a film clip titled Marino 1928, presented as showing the opening of St Vincent de Paul church on Griffith Avenue. The footage itself has not been independently verified for this record.

Source: Glasnevin Heritage (Facebook)

Arthur Griffith Memorial Altar

A photographic postcard held in the National Library of Ireland, in the Arthur Griffith Additional Papers, shows an altar in the church captioned as the Arthur Griffith Memorial Altar, dedicated to the memory of Arthur Griffith (1872-1922). Griffith Avenue, on which the church stands, is also named after him.

The Casino at Marino behind the church

The parish history notes that the Casino, the eighteenth century garden building of the former Charlemont demesne, stands to the rear of the church as a remnant of the earlier landscape.

Timeline

  • 1924
    Marino garden suburb laid out Dublin Corporation began the Marino housing scheme in 1924 on former Charlemont estate lands, described in the parish history as a revolutionary type of housing for the Fairview area.
  • 1926
    Foundation stone laid The foundation stone of the church was laid on 2 May 1926, on the initiative of Very Rev John Flanagan, parish priest of Fairview.
  • 1928
    Church consecrated Dr Edward Byrne, Archbishop of Dublin, consecrated the completed church on 7 October 1928.
  • 1942
    Marino became an independent parish The parish of Marino was officially established in 1942, separated from Fairview, with Canon McArdle as first parish priest.

People

  • Ralph Byrne (1877-1946) Attributed architect — The NIAH heritage record states the church was built to designs by Ralph Byrne. The Dictionary of Irish Architects works list for Ralph Henry Byrne, as consulted, does not include the church, so the attribution rests on the heritage record alone.
  • Edward Byrne Archbishop of Dublin, consecrated the church in 1928 — Archbishop Edward Byrne consecrated the church on 7 October 1928, according to the parish history.
  • John Flanagan Parish priest of Fairview, initiator of the building project — The parish history credits Very Rev John Flanagan PP of Fairview with initiating the construction of the church for the new Marino scheme.
  • Canon McArdle First parish priest of Marino, from 1942 — When Marino became an independent parish in 1942, Canon McArdle was appointed its first parish priest.