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John Semple

06 May 2013
1826 – Church of Ireland, Kilternan, Co. Dublin

1826 – Church of Ireland, Kilternan, Co. Dublin

Architect: John Semple Church building readily identifiable as the work of Semple with later interior decoration from the early twentieth century – including stained glass and reredos. Built by John Richardson on a...

23 April 2013
1829 – St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

1829 – St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

Architect: John Semple A new church, constructed in 1829, using the fabric of an earlier church, and re-using a medieval tower as a belfry. Prior to 1829, St Maelruain’s church was built up...

01 April 2010
1830 – St. Mary’s Church, Mountjoy Street, Dublin

1830 – St. Mary’s Church, Mountjoy Street, Dublin

Architect: John Semple Closed in 1962, and converted into offices, this was Sir John Betjeman’s favourite church in Dublin. Known locally as the Black Church, legend has it that if you run around...

26 January 2010
1830 – Monkstown Church of Ireland, Co. Dublin

1830 – Monkstown Church of Ireland, Co. Dublin

Architect: John Semple & John McCurdy Originally built in 1789, but re-modelled in 1830 by John Semple, the Church of Ireland in Monkstown is an extravagant piece of 19th century church architecture. Extended...

06 January 2010
1865 – Church of Ireland, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois

1865 – Church of Ireland, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois

Architect: John Semple / T.H. Wyatt Originally designed by John Semple in 1825, only the western end with his trademark austerity survives. The rest is from 1865 by T.H. Wyatt. Semple’s church was...