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. 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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