Description of the attraction
Dublin Cathedral Mosque is a mosque in the Irish city of Dublin. The headquarters of the Islamic Fund of Ireland is also located in the building of the mosque.
The history of the Irish Muslim community began in 1959, when Muslim students decided to organize and found the Dublin Islamic Society (later renamed the Islamic Foundation of Ireland) in order to be able to centrally solve various issues, both religious in nature, and problems related to education and social the needs of Muslims in Ireland. The Society was registered as a charitable organization, and since the day of its foundation it is the official representation of Muslims in Ireland.
The Islamic Foundation of Ireland has also actively promoted the founding of mosques in Dublin and other cities in Ireland. In 1976, Ireland's first mosque and Islamic center was opened in Dublin. Over time, the significantly increased flow of young people professing Islam and wishing to get an education in prestigious Dublin educational institutions (including the famous Dublin College of Surgeons), and later to settle on the Emerald Isle, led to the fact that the Muslim community of Dublin has significantly increased … Soon the old mosque was simply not able to accommodate all co-religionists, and the question of purchasing a new building arose. So, in 1983, the Islamic Foundation of Ireland bought the building, which was previously the location of the Presbyterian Church, built in the second half of the 19th century, and transformed it into a mosque, which, in fact, is the Dublin Cathedral Mosque.
