| Neale's Musick Hall | |
|---|---|
 Musick Hall, Fishamble Street | |
| Location | Fishamble Street Dublin 8 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′39″N 6°16′11″W / 53.34426°N 6.26971°W |
| Built | 1741 Opened 2 October 1741 Closed as a Music Hall (1777) Closed as a theatre (1 January 1867) Incorporated into a factory (1868)[1] |
| Demolished | 19th/20th century |
| Architect | Richard Cassels[2] |
| Owner | The Charitable and Musical Society c/o William Neale |
  Location of Neale's Musick Hall in Central Dublin | |
Neale's Musick Hall,[3] also known as Mr. Neal's New Musick Hall,[4] the New Musick-Hall,[5] Mr. Neale's Great Room,[6] Neal's Musick Room,[7] the Great Musick Hall,[8] Mr. Neale's Great Musick Hall[9] or the Fishamble Street Music Hall was a purpose-built music hall that existed on Fishamble Street in Dublin city centre, Ireland. It was built using subscriptions from a charitable organisation named 'The Charitable and Musical Society', and operated from 1741 until the mid-19th century. William Neale, a local musical instrument-maker and music publisher, was the secretary/treasurer[6] of the society during the conception and construction phase of the project.[10] The building is most notable for the premiere of Handel's Messiah which took place within it on the afternoon of 13 April 1742.[4]
- ^ NIAH 2015.
- ^ Flood 1912.
- ^ Glover 2018, p. 297.
- ^ a b Fraser 1953.
- ^ Keates 1985, p. 278.
- ^ a b Boydell 1975.
- ^ Hood 2013.
- ^ DublinHandelFest 2022.
- ^ Steen 2003, p. 61.
- ^ Gunn 2003.