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Kevin-street; it appears to have been erected on the site
of an ancient chapel dedicated to St. Kevin. The
chapel in Upper Mount-street, dedicated to St. Stephen,
is an elegant structure. The portico is of the Ionic
order; over the pediment rises the belfry tower, of
octangular form, covered with a cupola, the apex of which
is 100 feet high. The Episcopal church in Upper Bag-
got-street, with a female penitentiary attached, was
erected in 1835 by subscription, at a cost of upwards
of £6000: the exterior is plain, but the interior is ex-
ceedingly handsome; it will accommodate 1200, and
has from 300 to 400 free seats: the appointment of
the chaplain is in nine trustees. The Episcopal chapel
of the Magdalen Asylum, in Leeson-street, is also in this
parish. There are parochial schools for boys, girls, and
infants; schools at Sandford chapel for boys, girls, and
infants; a Methodist female orphan school; St. Stephen’s
male and female day school in Mount-street; Bride-street
parochial female school; day schools at Hatch-street
and Cuff-lane; two in Whitefriar-street; two at Rath-
mines and Miltown; two other infants’ schools and five
Sunday schools. There is also a parochial dispensary,
and a loan fund established in 1813.
St. Thomas’s parish was separated from St. Mary’s,
in 1749, by act of parliament: it contains 20,881 inha-
bitants, and 1373 houses valued at £5 and upwards,
the total annual value being £65,537. 10. The living is
a rectory, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of
Christ-Church; the minister’s money is £684. 12. 1.,
and the gross income £922. 1. 10. The church, erected
in 1758, presents a front to Marlborough-street, opposite
to Gloucester-street, composed of two pilasters and two
three-quarter columns of the Composite order, supporting
an entablature and enclosing ornamented niches, and,
in the centre, a Corinthian doorway, with an angular
pediment: on each side of this façade is a half-pedi-
ment, supported by a Corinthian pilaster at the ex-
tremity, and a half-pilaster in the return: an intended
pediment over the centre has not been erected. The
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have granted £915. 17. 9.
for the improvement of the building. The Episcopal
chapel of the Feinaglian institution at Luxemburgh, for
the use of the pupils, but open also to their friends,
is in this parish. A parochial school for girls is sup-
ported by a bequest of £75. 1. 3. per ann. and volun-
tary contributions; there are also a day school for boys
and girls, a national school, and a Sunday school. The
buildings of the Board of National Education and a
savings’ bank are in this parish.
St. Werburgh’s parish contains 3384 inhabitants, and
214 houses valued at £5 and upwards, the total annual
value being £11,602. 10. It is a rectory, united to the
rectory of Finglass and the chapelries of St. Margaret
and Ward, together forming the corps of the chancel-
lorship of the cathedral of St. Patrick, in the gift of
the Archbishop; the minister’s money is £200. 2.,
and the gross income £680. The church was erected
in 1759. The front is composed of a basement story
ornamented with six Ionic pilasters with an entabla-
ture, and a grand entrance of the same order. The
second story, which is diminished, is adorned with four
Corinthian pilasters, coupled, enclosing a large win-
dow, and supporting a pediment, above which rises a
square tower of Composite architecture, terminating
with urns placed at the angles. An elegant spire
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which formerly surmounted the whole was taken
down in 1810, on account of its dangerous state; and,
for the same reason, the entire tower was taken down
in 1835. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners have granted
£1140. 16. 11. for the restoration of the tower and the
general repairs of the building. The Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland, attends here to qualify on his coming into office,
the castle of Dublin being situated in the parish. The east
window of stained glass is considered the handsomest
in Dublin and cost about £600: the subject is the Pre-
sentation. In the interior are several neat monuments,
and on the exterior, in the wall of the church, are some
very ancient sculptured figures, evidently belonging to
an older building. In the vaults are deposited the re-
mains of Sir James Ware, the antiquary, Lord Edward
Fitzgerald, and Edwin, the actor. The vice-regal chapel,
Dublin Castle, is within the precincts of this parish.
There is a parochial boarding school for girls, and pa-
rochial day schools for boys and girls, a day school for
girls, and a Sunday school. James Southwell, Esq., in
1729, bequeathed £1250, the interest to be applied for
various purposes: he also bequeathed £380 for a ring
of bells, and a fund to place boys in the Blue-coat
school.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PAROCHIAL
DISTRICTS, PLACES OF
WORSHIP, CONVENTS, AND CHARITIES
CONNECTED THEREWITH.
The city is divided into nine R. C. parishes or eccle-
siastical districts: St. Mary’s, St. Michan’s, St. Paul’s, St.
Andrew’s, St. Audeon’s, St. Catherine’s, St. James’s, St.
Michael’s and John’s, and St. Nicholas’s: the first three
are on the north side of the Liffey. The ecclesiastical
duties are executed by nine parochial priests and 52
other officiating clergymen.
The parish of St. Mary is the mensal of the Archbishop,
and comprises the Protestant parish of St. Thomas, and
the principal parts of those of St. Mary and St. George:
the parochial duties are performed by the Archbishop,
seven officiating clergymen, and one assistant. The cha-
pel, a spacious and magnificent building, commenced in
1815 and not yet completed, is dedicated to the Blessed
Virgin Mary, and is usually styled the Church of the
Conception. The front to Marlborough-street will, when
finished, consist of a portico of six fluted Doric columns,
supporting an entablature ornamented with triglyphs,
and surmounted by a pediment. The interior is divided
into a nave and side aisles by two splendid colonnades;
the west end forms a circular termination, under
which is the principal altar of white marble, detached
from the walls and enclosed by a circular railing;
in the centre of each aisle is a quadrangular recess.
The total expense of completing the structure is esti-
mated at £50,000. Besides the above, there are the
chapel of St. Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner-street;
a chapel belonging to the Dominican friary, Denmark-
street; and a chapel belonging to the convent of Car-
melite nuns, North William-street. The chapel of St.
Francis Xavier is attended by the priest of the order of
“Jesuits,” established here in 1817: the inmates con-
sist of a superior and five priests, who have a classical
school in Hardwicke-street. The building is cruciform
and of the ancient Ionic order, with a lofty portico in
the centre 3 and at each side are receding wings forming
vestibules, crowned with domes supported by columns