Dedication of a New Church in Dublin

New Zealand Tablet, 18 September 1913, Page 43

Dedication of a New Church in Dublin

, o Sunday, July 27, was a red-letter day in the history of the Ringsend district of Dublin City, when the first section of the fine new St. Patrick's Church was solemnly dedicated to divine worship by his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, who was given a most enthusiastic reception on his arrival in Ringsend. Rev. Father Mooney, the pastor of Ringsend, in an address at a public meeting after the ceremony said: There is a grand St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, built by Irish Catholics. It was usurped by those who seized other possessions of the Irish Catholics, and it is now a non-Catholic church. There was not in or near the capital of St. Patrick's land a St. Patrick's church in which Catholics could adore their Creator and honor St. Patrick, and ask and obtain his powerful intercession. By this new church this anomaly is ended. Irish Catholics now have in Ireland's capital a St. Patrick's church which it is lawful for them to use. Mr. C. P. O'Neill, J.P., moved, and the Bishop of Canea seconded, a resolution congratulating the people of Ringsend on having St. Patrick's Church, in which they could adore their Creator and sanctify themselves. In putting the resolution his Grace, expressed the

pleasure he felt in coming there. He paid a very warm tribute to the energetic pastor of Ringsend. Father Mooney, as everyone knew, said his Grace, had always been an earnest, zealous priest, absolutely devoted to his work and to the interests of the people amongst whom his work lay. Father Mooney would be sure to succeed brilliantly in . any of his fields of work, and when put to , the work of church building he had turned out by far the most successful of church builders that they had in that diocese. In conclusion, his Grace announced, amidst loud and prolonged cheers, that as he had helped Father Mooney with £IOOO to begin the work, he meant to help him with another £IOOO before he was done£soo for the second section and £SOO .for the third. The second chair was taken by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who said that the work performed by the Archbishop with regard to churchbuilding generally, school-building, and the great national work done by him to obtain for Irish Catholics equality in educational matters would live not only in the history of the archdiocese, but in the history of Ireland.