"CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL" Christ Church Cathedral Tip by alyf1961

This is Dublins oldest stone building and was built on the site of the wooden church of king Sitric Silkenbeards (1038).
A church was commissioned here by Richard de Clare in 1172.
During the 16th and 17th centuries the crypt was used as a market, meeting place and a pub.
After Henry VIII broke with Rome became the first dean of Christ Church in 1541.
In 1562 the nave roof collapsed leaving the cathedral in ruins. Temporary measures to the fallen roof remained in place until 1870 until Henry Roe, a local whisky distiller, paid architect George Edmund Street to restore the church.
Restoration work took place in the 1980's and 1990's including the crypt.

The exhibition "Treasures of Christ Church" reflects a 1000 years of history, worship and architecture in

Address: Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2
Directions: Christ Church Place, Lord Edward St.
Phone: +353 1 677 8099
Website: http://www.cccdub.ie/