Exterior view of church, with portico, pediment, steeple and gothic spire, and surrounded by railings. Several figures in the foreground: a boy in a tall hat with a well-dressed women approaching the entrance of the building, and a stooped man with a stick accompanied by another child. The pediment of the building bears a Greek inscription which translates as 'Glory to God in the highest'. <br>This print was incorporated by Miss Hammill into her diary of travels in Wales and Ireland (1828-1829). It appeared in G.N. Wright's <em>Ireland Illustrated</em> (1831) and Wakeman's <em>Dublin Delineated</em> (1831), in both of which it is inscribed 'Fisher, Son & C<sup>o</sup> London 1829'.<br><br>Sources: <br>Rosalind M. Elmes and Michael Hewson, <em>Catalogue of Irish topographical prints and original drawings</em> (Dublin: Malton Press for the National Library of Ireland Society, 1975). <br>E. MacDowel Cosgrave, ‘A Contribution Towards a Catalogue of Nineteenth-Century Engravings of Dublin (Continued)', <em>The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland</em>, Fifth series, vol. 37, no. 1 (March 31, 1907), 41-60. <br>George Newenham Wright, <em>Ireland illustrated: from original drawings by Geo. Petrie, W.H. Bartlett, T.M. Baynes and others</em> (London: H. Fisher, Son, and Jackson, 1831).
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– [W.] H. Bartlett / R. Winkles
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– St. George's Church, Dublin.
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