WHITEFRIAR STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL - NOW ST. ENDA'S

WHITEFRIAR STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL - NOW ST. ENDA'S


WHITEFRIAR STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL [NOW ST. ENDA'S]


The Carmelite church in Whitefriar Street stands on the same site as their pre-Reformation Dublin Priory, though nothing remains of the older buildings. The church - dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel - was consecrated on November 11, 1827.

The church as we see it today is very different to that which was consecrated in 1827. All that is left of that structure is the outer wall on Whitefriar Place with its large bronze lettering just below the roof. By 1840, the building had proved to be too small for the congregation. The second stage of the development of this site took place in 1842, and mainly consisted of using the existing church as the south side of the new church, adding a new nave and north aisle. This extension to the church firmly established it as one of the largest churches in the city on a very limited site, with the main approach from a narrow street that was rapidly dwindling in importance. The church as it is at present is virtually the same as it was in 1844.

The Whitefriar Street complex is more than just a working church. Above the entrance to the church and along Aungier Street is the Community building where the friars live in community. Behind the church, their primary school – St Enda’s – still thrives. Between the Community building and the school is the Carmelite Community Centre which was opened by the President of Ireland, Mrs Mary McAleese, in May 1999.

Up until 1995, there was a three storey building which served many of the needs of the people of the area. In 1995 this building was destroyed in a fire which took the life of a nun – Sr. T. Roche – who worked in the parish. The new building now serves the needs of the local people and offers facilities which the old building never could. There is a crèche, meeting rooms, counseling rooms, a room for quiet reflection, rooms for art and crafts and a number of multi-purpose rooms.

WHITEFRIAR STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL - NOW ST. ENDA
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