1868
churches
Dublin
J. Rawson Carroll (1830-1911)
Leeson Street Dublin
Lost Dublin
Magdalen Asylum
Random Building
1895 – St. Gabriel’s National School, Cowper Street, Dublin
1868 – Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Leeson St., Dublin
Architect: Rawson Carroll
Later facade and tower added to earlier chapel for the Magdalen Asylum at the foot of Leeson Street.
The slate spire with cast-iron applied decoration was a local landmark until the site was cleared in the 1960s by Irish Sugar to build their headquarters to a design by Boyle Delaney.
Published December 6, 2011 | Last Updated September 11, 2024
