Christ Church Place, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin Christchurch Cathedral sits in the oldest part of the city, and dates back to 1038 AD. It is one of Dublin's finest historic buildings, and is open to the public.
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St Michaels Hill, Christchurch, Dublin 8 The Dublinia exhibition covers the formative period of Dublins history from the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in 1170 to the closure of the monasteries in the 1540s.There are many exhibits here which include videos, models and reconstructions.
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St. Patrick's Close, Dublin 8 This is Ireland's largest church, and was founded next to a well where St Patrick is said to have baptised in 450AD. Most of the building work dates back to the 13th century.
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High Street, Dublin 8 This is said to be Dublin's earliest surviving medieval church, dating back to the 1100s. Includes an audio-visual presentation on pre-Viking Ireland.
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Church St, Dublin 8 This church was mostly rebuilt in 1686 on the site of an earlier 11th century church. However, the most interesting attractions are inside: carvings of violins, an organ which Handel may have played on, and caskets in the church's crypt.
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Werburgh Street, Dublin 2 The original church was built in 1178 and named after the daughter of the King of Mercia. An act of 1715 which passed through the Irish Parliament appointed commissioners for building a new church. In 1719 the church was sufficiently built to permit worsh
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The Tailors Hall, Back Lane, Dublin 8 A short distance south of Christchurch on the opposite side of High Street is the Tailors Hall which dates from 1706 and is the only remaining Guild Hall in Dublin. It was the meeting place of the Guild of Merchant Tailors from 1706 to 1841. It wa...
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