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All Saints' Church, Raheny

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November) but due to a death in the Guinness family was delayed to 16 December 1889. Full consecration could not take place, as the freehold of the land was not available at the time, being held by the Howth Estate. Lord Ardilaun committed to maintaining the building on two conditions, firstly that the rites of the church be standard, and second that both the new and old (St. Assam's) churches be well-maintained. A tree-lined avenue was laid out between the church and the main body of the St Anne's Estate.
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Adjacent to All Saints' are the Johnson Hall and All Saints' Hall, used for church activities, including meetings of the Girl Guides, the Boys Brigade and the Mothers' Union, and also available to rent for community activities. Fundraising "car boot sales" are held in the grounds at certain times.
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The building style is described as "early English", and it has a cruciform shape. The walls are of Wicklow granite, with limestone dressings, and there is a substantial belfry, with Cumberland slates, an octagonal spire and a weathervane. There is also a small crypt with a mortuary chapel, where
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The shape of the building was cut out at the Raheny end of the estate, with a curtilage provided, in 1885, and building commenced shortly thereafter, and the new All Saints' Church was completed around October 1889. The Service of Dedication of the church was planned for All Saints' Day 1889 (1
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Some restoration work was done on stained glass windows in the 2000s, and in April 2010, it was announced that the church required extensive roof repairs and an appeal for a quarter of a million euro was launched while a Government heritage building grant was received in early May. Further
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fundraising events included a Whist Day in December 2010 and a Barn Dance in January 2011, along with a Sale of Work, and a fundraising postcard and website. The works, which were managed for around 150,000 euro eventually, were completed by 2012.
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In 1969, the new Parochial Hall was dedicated as "Johnston Hall." At about the same time in 1969, the freehold of the land at All Saints was finally purchased from the Howth Estate, for 250 pounds, leaving the way open for full consecration.
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There is also a modern rectory within the church grounds, replacing the original rectory which stood on glebe lands across the Howth Road, and a well-preserved ornamented gate lodge, for the verger.
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Raheny, Dublin, Select Vestry of the Parish of Raheny: 1990, "Through Countless Ages: The Story of the Church and Parish of All Saints', and the District of Raheny" - Arthur Garrett
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and built almost entirely of Irish materials. The main contractors were Messrs Collen Brothers of Dublin and Portadown, who also carried out other work for Lord Ardilaun.
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In 1945, an additional acre of ground near the church was purchased from Dublin Corporation. In 1960, the parish entered into a Union with the
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The church was finally consecrated on 16 December 1989, after a memorial service on 1 November. It is occasionally rented for concerts.
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The new church was sponsored (at a cost of around 9,000 pounds in the 1880s) by Lord Ardilaun. The building was designed by
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Historical note: prior to the construction of All Saints', the Guinness family generally attended the parish church of the
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A new organ was provided for All Saints' after a new Rector was appointed in 1918, by
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All Saints Church, Raheny

53°22′44″N 6°10′47″W / 53.37875°N 6.17977°W / 53.37875; -6.17977
Raheny
Dublin
Ireland
Denomination
Church of Ireland
https://allsaintsraheny.org/
Dedication
Saints
Consecrated
spires
Presbytery
Province
Province of Dublin
Diocese
Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough
Parish
Raheny (in Union with Coolock)
Rector
Church of Ireland
Parish Church
Parish of Raheny
Raheny
Dublin
Ireland
Church of Ireland Parish of Raheny
St. Assam's Church
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun

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