Dublin Mosque description and photos - Ireland: Dublin (Topic)

Dublin Mosque description and photos - Ireland: Dublin. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Dublin Mosque.

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Dublin Cathedral Mosque is a mosque in the Irish city of Dublin. The mosque also houses the headquarters of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.

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 have the ability to centrally resolve various issues, both of a religious nature and problems related to the education and social needs of Muslims living in Ireland. The Society was registered as a charitable organization, and since its foundation has been the official representation of Muslims in Ireland.

The Islamic Foundation of Ireland has also actively contributed to the founding of mosques, both in Dublin and in other cities of 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 wanting to get 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 fellow believers, 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.

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