Reply To: Dublin’s Churches

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Originally posted by EMcLoughlin:
St Paul’s on Arran Quay, is a historically important church. Built in 1835, it was one of the first Catholic churches to be built on a main thoroughfare, after Catholic Emancipation in 1829. The design is based on a Greek tetrastyle temple; it has an unusual cupola overlooking the Quay. Eamon De Valera was married there. It is shocking to see the blankets, cardboard and rubbish left strewn in the portico by the homeless people who sleep there regularly, especially since the church itself is unused. Why not house them inside? This would maintain the dignity this church deserves, and put it back in to use for a worthy cause.

New feature on St Paul’s including internal photographs, and video.
http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/quays/arran/stpauls.html