cal Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners is a Roman Catholic church in Rathmines, Dublin built in 1854 in the "Greek style".[1] The church was originally designed by Patrick Byrne and later extended by William Henry Byrne who added a portico and pediment.[1]
The interior of the church, roof and dome were destroyed by a fire on 26 January 1920,[2] but were rebuilt and reopened by 1922.[1] The dome was made even higher in the rebuilding effort.[2]
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Trivia
It is mentioned as "Rathmines' blue dome" in Ulysses.[3]
Two characters in Sally Rooney's 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You attend Mass in the church.[4]
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]"1854 – Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, Rathmines, Dublin". archiseek. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- 2.[2.2]Grimes 2015, p. 16.
- 3."The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ulysses, by James Joyce". www.gutenberg.org.
- 4."Los Angeles Review of Books". 7 October 2021.