St. Mary del Dam
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St. Mary del Dam is a former parish church in Dublin, Ireland
that for many years occupied an important position in the city, and after which Dame Street is named.
, took place in 1487. There was a statue of the Blessed Virgin with a crown in the church. From this church the crown was taken to place on his head, and a great procession started from Dublin Castle
, lords and nobles walking to Christ Church Cathedral
.
The church came into the possession of Richard Boyle
in the 16th century. The Earl of Cork built his house on the site of the church, which gave the name of Cork Hill to the locality. In the 18th century it was proposed that a chapel for the use of the government should be erected on the site where St. Mary del Dam had stood, but the Dublin merchants, who had an exchange near there, petitioned that a Royal Exchange might be erected on this piece of ground, as most convenient for their business. The King agreed to this. The plan of Thomas Cooley
was adopted in preference to one by James Gandon
, and the foundation stone of the Royal Exchange was laid on 2 August 1769.
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that for many years occupied an important position in the city, and after which Dame Street is named.
The church
It was here that the coronation of the boy impostor, Lambert SimnelLambert Simnel
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, took place in 1487. There was a statue of the Blessed Virgin with a crown in the church. From this church the crown was taken to place on his head, and a great procession started from Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, was until 1922 the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex. Most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland...
, lords and nobles walking to Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the Ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the Church of Ireland...
.
The church came into the possession of Richard Boyle
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland....
in the 16th century. The Earl of Cork built his house on the site of the church, which gave the name of Cork Hill to the locality. In the 18th century it was proposed that a chapel for the use of the government should be erected on the site where St. Mary del Dam had stood, but the Dublin merchants, who had an exchange near there, petitioned that a Royal Exchange might be erected on this piece of ground, as most convenient for their business. The King agreed to this. The plan of Thomas Cooley
Thomas Cooley (architect)
Thomas Cooley was an English architect who came to Dublin from London after winning a competition for the design of Dublin's Royal Exchange in 1768. He built several public buildings in Dublin in the neoclassical style...
was adopted in preference to one by James Gandon
James Gandon
James Gandon is today recognised as one of the leading architects to have worked in Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century. His better known works include The Custom House, the Four Courts, King's Inns in Dublin and Emo Court in Co...
, and the foundation stone of the Royal Exchange was laid on 2 August 1769.