{"id":1353,"date":"2023-08-16T18:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2023-08-16T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:24:00","slug":"inside-st-patricks-church-in-ringsend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/inside-st-patricks-church-in-ringsend\/","title":{"rendered":"INSIDE ST PATRICK’S CHURCH IN RINGSEND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ON THORNCASTLE STREET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I entered into this church from Thorncastle Street which features a complex of flats designed by Herbert G Simms. There were two people inside but they immediately left which is a pity because I do not like disturbing people at prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name Thorncastle dates back to the 1200s, when the Fitzwilliams granted land to their ally, Walter de Ridelford the Lord of Bray. On this land, he built a fortress surrounded by a whitethorn hedge (hence, \u2018thorn\u2019 \u2018castle\u2019) within his South Dublin township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked Wikipedia for information relating to the church and I must admit that it must be the shortest entry that I have seen to date: “St. Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ringsend, Dublin”. There was a photograph but it is one of my photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A different source provided the following information: “St Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland. It was built in 1832-33 to a design by William Henry Byrne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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