| St. Kevin's Church | |
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| St. Kevin's Church, Harrington Street | |
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| 53°19′58″N 6°16′04″W / 53.332687°N 6.267714°W | |
| Location | Harrington St., Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Dedication | Kevin of Glendalough |
| Dedicated | 3 June 1872 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | George C. Ashlin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1867 |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Dublin |
| Parish | St. Kevin's |
St. Kevin's Church opened in Harrington St., Dublin, in 1872 to serve the Roman Catholic parish of St. Kevin, which had been split from St. Catherine's in 1865.[1] It was named after the nearby St. Kevin's church in Camden Row, which dated back to at least the 12th century, but which had become Protestant after the Reformation.[2]
In November 1903 a new organ was acquired and the grissille stained glass, the largest of its kind in Ireland, was installed. The work was done by Earley and Company of nearby Camden St.[3] Francis Hubert Earley, a sculptor of note, carved the St. Michael and St. Gabriel statues flanking the high altar at St. Kevin's.[citation needed]
The church is flanked by its Presbytery in Heytesbury Street and Synge Street CBS school in Synge St.
- ^ "The Parishes of St Nicholas and St Kevin". The Evening Freeman. 6 May 1865. p. 3.
- ^ Peter Costello: Dublin Churches. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin (1989)
- ^ Irish Times, November 1903