St. Michael's Church was a

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and later

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church which was located in

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The church

A chapel was originally erected by Donat, Archbishop of Dublin, in 1076, which was converted into a parish church by Archbishop Richard Talbot in 1417. It was used by the Corporation of Shoe-makers, a

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. It was situated in High Street, at the corner of Christ Church lane, immediately opposite the western end of the cathedral, where the former

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Hall now stands. In 1554 St. Michael's was one of three Prebends in Christ Church set up by Archbishop Browne. For a number of years, it fell into ruin, but was rebuilt in 1815, when Dr. Graves, Dean of Armagh, was Prebendary. It was mostly demolished (except the tower) by

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later in the 19th century during his restoration of Christ Church Cathedral. The tower has been incorporated into the Synod Hall.

The parish

The parish was one of the smallest in Dublin, covering just over . Around 1850 it contained 1,317 inhabitants.Gilbert, Chapter VI

Notable parishioners

*Daniel Wytter (rector 1662–1664), who became

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*Gabriel Jacques Maturin (rector 1734–35) *Edward Ledwich (rector 1749–1761, not the antiquary of the same name, who was born in 1739 across the road in Nicholas St.), who became Archdeacon of Kildare and Prebendary of Christ Church.

Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician. Early life Taylour was born on 1 ...

, founder of the Bective family, who worked with

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in compiling the Down Survey of Ireland, was interred here in 1682. It was also the burial place of the Fielding family, ancestors to the

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. Ford Lambart, 5th Earl of Cavan, was interred here in 1772.

References and sources

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