St. Andrew's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland. Construction started in 1832, it opened for public worship in 1834 but was not completed until 1837.Watson, p. 23

History The architect appointed to design the church was John Bolger. However, he used the plans for a previous church, in Townsend Street, which had been designed by James Leeson.Casey, p. 9 Assistance was received from Francis Johnston and James Lever. The roof was by Richard Turner. The exterior of the church has a Doric portico with a statue of St. Andrew, sculpted by John Smyth (1776–1840), son of Edward Smyth (d.1812), sculptor of the Riverine heads at the Custom House.

On 7 January 1940 ornamentation fell from the ceiling, which prompted an investigation and refurbishment. This started in 1942 when the interior was renovated and painted. All sculptures were restored at the same time.Watson, p. 31

Dominic Corrigan (1802–1880), a noted physician, is buried in the crypt of the church.

Organ The organ of St. Andrew's was built by John White of Dublin in 1870–1 at a cost of £1,000. It is a large three-manual instrument, notable for containing ten ranks of pipework from the workshop of the renowned French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The original pneumatic-assisted mechanical action was removed during a rebuild in the 1950s and replaced with an electro-pneumatic system.

Specification

I. ChoirGedeckt8′Viol de Gamba8′Flute4′Piccolo2′Larigot1 1/3′Clarinet8′Swell to ChoirII. Great Double Open Diapason16′Open Diapason8′Stopped Diapason8′Harmonic Flute8′Principal4′Harmonic Flute4′Twelfth2 2/3′Fifteenth2′Tierce1 3/5′MixtureIVCimbelIITrumpet8′Clarion4′Swell to GreatSwell Octave to GreatChoir to GreatIII. SwellOpen Diapason8′Flute8′Salicional8′Voix Celestes8′Principal4′MixtureIIIOboe8′Vox Humana8′Trumpet8′Clarion4′TremulantSwell Sub OctaveSwell OctavePedalOpen Diapason16′Bourdon16′Octave8′Choral Bass4′Fagot16′Fagot8′Swell to PedalGreat to PedalChoir to Pedal

Organists

P.W. Gormley Alois Volkmer Joseph Seymour Louis O'Brien Carole O'Connor Aleksandr Nisse Gallery

References and sources

Notes

Sources

George Newenham Wright An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin