Tower details

Place	Dublin National Cath Ch of S Patrick Shown in county lists as Dublin, S Patrick Cath
County	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Dove tower ID	12646
Rings	12 (full-circle ring), tenor 45–1–18 in CSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	O151335
Latitude & longitude	53.33973, -6.27203View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	D08 H6X3
Diocese	Dublin and Glendalough
Church	Church of Ireland
Listed grade	Listed by National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
URLs	http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=28 https://bellringingireland.org/tower/dublin-st-patricks-cathedral/
Affiliation	Irish Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 109 performances here, of which 64 were peals and 10 were in the last two years

Bells

12 (full-circle ring)Edit details

Tenor

45–1–18 (5086 lb or 2307 kg) in C (520.5 Hz)

Extra bells

an extra treble, 2♯ and 6♭

All rings

12	45–1–18 in C	12 as tenor
10	18–3–22 in F	9 as tenor, using 6♭ and 0extra
8	14–2–14 in G	8 as tenor, using 2♯
6	9–1–14 in C	5 as tenor, using 0extra

Practices

Tue (with additions) 18:30

Projects & overhauls

2008 by Hayward Mills Associates (major overhaul)

1897 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)

Ring installed

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Peals

View 83 peals in the Felstead Database

Also

Simulator

Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
1	6–1–7	1563.0	G	27.50″	1909	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
2	6–2–13	1388.0	F	29.00″	1909	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
3	7–0–17	1313.0	E	29.50″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
4	8–0–25	1172.0	D	31.88″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
5	9–1–14	1040.0	C	34.00″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
6	9–3–24	982.0	B	35.25″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
7	11–0–21	874.0	A	38.38″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
8	14–2–14	780.0	G	40.25″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
9	18–3–22	694.3	F	47.00″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
10	22–0–3	654.0	E	51.25″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
11	29–3–7	585.0	D	54.88″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
12	45–1–18	520.5	C	62.38″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
0extra	5–3–24	1755.0	A	26.25″	1925	John Taylor & Co	R		FC
2♯	6–1–8	1465.0	F♯	28.00″	2007	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	F		FC
6♭	9–3–17	928.5	B♭	36.75″	1897	John Taylor & Co	F		FC

Bells

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Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
ex3 [1]	7–1–9			32.50″	1670	William III, Roger II, and John Purdue	Y		U
ex8 [2]	20–3–13			49.00″	1670	William III, Roger II, and John Purdue	Y		U

Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,0extra,6b	1897	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.C.e	11 ➔ 15
– 1.1 [3]	3,4,5,2#	2008	Cast iron	Hayward Mills Associates	8.3.A.h	4.1

[1]Bell ex3 history

Previously bell 3/8.

Published: 30/08/2025

[2]Bell ex8 history

Previously bell 8/8.

Published: 30/08/2025

[3]Frame components

This frame extension was built using the old upper frame (Fr 2) by John Taylor, 1909 with trusses 8.3.A.h and layout 4.1 formerly containing bells 1,2,3,4.

Published: 21/07/2023

14/07/2023	Fr1, Fr1.1: truss, layout added; Fr1.1: resultant layout added [Jack Pease, citing Taylors Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/113603908@N08/albums/72157639453963245 Additional information provided by Paul Mason (formerly of Taylors), via Jack Pease]
09/01/2022	ex3(of8),ex8(of8): canons, hanging type added [Photos taken 08/01/2022 by Derek McEndoo, Ringing Master via Jack Pease]
08/08/2020	ex3/8,ex8/8: added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
29/11/2019	Presence of simulator noted [RW2019/1150 via RW]