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Church of the Assumption, Howth

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Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption, Howth
Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption
53°23′05″N 6°03′53″W / 53.38475°N 6.06465°W
Location Howth
County Dublin
Country Ireland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website howthparish.ie
History
Dedication Feast of the Assumption
Architecture
Architect William Henry Byrne[1]
Administration
Archdiocese Dublin
Deanery Howth
Parish Howth

The Church of the Assumption, Howth is a Roman Catholic church in Howth, in Fingal in the traditional County Dublin.[1]

The church is situated at the junction of Thormanby Road and Main Street, Howth, with St. Mary's Road, a short road joining the other two roads, behind.[1] The roof is double pitched slate with decorative terracotta ridge tiles and cast iron rainwater goods.[2] The walls are rockfaced granite with a limestone plinth, gargoyles and early Irish stone crosses.[2]

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