Church

The National Monuments Service's description

St. Olave's Parish Church was dedicated to St. Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway d. 1030. The exact site has been identified as 41 Fishamble Street and the adjoining lot No. 40 can be identified with the Priest's House (Bradley & King 1987, 2, 127; Wheeler and Craig 1948, 33). The earliest reference to the parish of St. Olave's is c. 1225 in the Register of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist outside the Newgate, Dublin. It was subsequently granted to St. Augustine's Abbey in Bristol, England. The building was demolished c. 1650. There are no visible remains above ground. Burials were uncovered near the churchyard in 1939 (Clarke 1950, 118-9; De Courcy 1996, 346).

Compiled by : Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 29 August 2012

References

Bradley, J. & King, H. (1988) Urban Archaeological Survey, Dublin, Volume 4. A report commissioned by the Office of Public works (Unpublished).

Clarke, H.B. (ed.) 2002 Dublin, Part 1, to 1610. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 11. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.

De Courcy, J. 1996 The Liffey in Dublin. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.

Wheeler, H.A. and Craig, M.J. 1948 The Dublin City churches of the Church of Ireland. Dublin. A.P.C.K.