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201:"The chapel consists of chancel, choir, seculars’ chapel, sacristy, and belfry. A large organ gallery is situated at the west end , and is approached by circular stairs, making a bold feature in connection with the west gable. The chapel is connected with the main building by a cloister corridor about 30 ft in length. The belfry is situated at the north-west end , and forms a porch to secular chapel, and is surmounted by an octagon spire, which, like the rest of the building, is built in brick. The dressings generally are in Drogheda limestone, while the walls throughout are built of brick from Kingscourt, Co. Cavan. The roof is open timbered to the curved ribs, and is paneled; the windows are glazed in lead lights. The woodwork is painted two shades, plain colour." 174:, administered by the Trustees of the Archdiocese of Dublin through the diocesan finance secretariat. It accepts applications from schools, families and others for funding for educational needs of disadvantaged Catholic children that might otherwise be missed, and the trustees have taken a special interest in DEIS schools. Funding has been provided for books, equipment (IT, music and special materials for those needing specific sensory stimulation), sporting facilities, extra-curricular and after-school activities, and assessments. 124: 27: 209:"The chapel has an apsidal end nave, and contains a handsomely-designed organ gallery and Communion rails, seats of pitch pine, and an extremely effective Portland stone altar. The large wheel window in the east gable adding much to the appearance of the elevation. A belfry of brick, with stone dressing, completes the design of the S.E. angle." 237:
organised the transfer of the land, and construction began on the new home months before planning permission was granted. The development was a significant encroachment on the neighbouring Casino, obstructing the vista of the ornamental building from the road.
151:. Built in 1880–1883 as an orphan home and school, the purchase of the land, and building costs, were financed by a trust that was founded by the will of Bridget O'Brien in 1876. The last four boarders left in 1976, when the school, which was run by the 230: 446: 407: 380: 91: 451: 63: 352: 44: 70: 398: 328: 136: 110: 77: 59: 48: 280: 205:
The Dublin newspapers wrote that the chapel "adds much to the general architectural effect", and added:
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In the 1960s, a former grazing field at the Malahide Road end of the institute's land was given to the
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In August 1883 the works were nearly finished. The Irish builder described the building's chapel:
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as a training centre, while the educational trust continues within the Archdiocese of Dublin.
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The city's museum of fires and the fire service occupies two floors at the institute.
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The institute was founded based on a will trust formed by bequest by Bridget O'Brien.
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Former residential orphan school, now fire brigade facility, Dublin, Ireland
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1883 - Chapel, Schools of the Twin Sisters, Marino, Clontarf, Dublin
26: 191: 263:, reference 4940 in the Dublin City Development Plan 2005–2011. 144: 241: 273: 51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 135:is a building complex off the Malahide Road, near 233:, a residential home for the elderly. Archbishop 438: 345: 162: 323:. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 10–11. 281:"Applications for Educational Support Funding" 259:The original buildings of the Institution are 246: 393:1883 - O’Brien Institute, Marino, Clontarf 387:1880 - O'Brien Orphanage, Marino, Clontarf 447:Buildings and structures in Dublin (city) 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 316: 122: 242:Dublin Corporation and the Fire Brigade 439: 172:O’Brien Twin Sisters Educational Trust 49:adding citations to reliable sources 20: 13: 170:The Trust continues today, as the 14: 463: 374: 137:Mount Temple Comprehensive School 25: 177: 36:needs additional citations for 452:1883 establishments in Ireland 310: 306:O’Brien Institute on Archiseek 299: 220: 1: 266: 213:Next to the institute is the 163:The O'Brien Educational Trust 353:"Dublin Fire Brigade Museum" 7: 10: 468: 247:Dublin Fire Brigade Museum 320:The destruction of Dublin 254: 317:McDonald, Frank (1985). 229:for the construction of 153:Irish Christian Brothers 287:. Archdiocese of Dublin 188:John Joseph O'Callaghan 423:53.370638°N 6.228171°W 128: 383:page on dublincity.ie 285:Archdiocese of Dublin 126: 428:53.370638; -6.228171 45:improve this article 419: /  381:Dublin Fire Brigade 357:Dublin City Council 227:Sisters of Nazareth 157:Dublin Fire Brigade 60:"O'Brien Institute" 129: 133:O'Brien Institute 127:O'Brien Institute 121: 120: 113: 95: 459: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 424: 420: 417: 416: 415: 412: 368: 367: 365: 363: 349: 343: 342: 314: 308: 303: 297: 296: 294: 292: 277: 261:listed buildings 215:Casino at Marino 116: 109: 105: 102: 96: 94: 53: 29: 21: 467: 466: 462: 461: 460: 458: 457: 456: 437: 436: 427: 425: 421: 418: 413: 410: 408: 406: 405: 377: 372: 371: 361: 359: 351: 350: 346: 331: 315: 311: 304: 300: 290: 288: 279: 278: 274: 269: 257: 249: 244: 223: 180: 165: 117: 106: 100: 97: 54: 52: 42: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 465: 455: 454: 449: 403: 402: 396: 390: 384: 376: 375:External links 373: 370: 369: 344: 329: 309: 298: 271: 270: 268: 265: 256: 253: 248: 245: 243: 240: 231:Nazareth House 222: 219: 211: 210: 203: 202: 179: 176: 164: 161: 119: 118: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 464: 453: 450: 448: 445: 444: 442: 435: 432: 400: 397: 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 378: 358: 354: 348: 340: 336: 332: 330:0-7171-1386-8 326: 322: 321: 313: 307: 302: 286: 282: 276: 272: 264: 262: 252: 239: 236: 232: 228: 218: 216: 208: 207: 206: 200: 199: 198: 195: 193: 189: 185: 175: 173: 168: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 125: 115: 112: 104: 93: 90: 86: 83: 79: 76: 72: 69: 65: 62: –  61: 57: 56:Find sources: 50: 46: 40: 39: 34:This article 32: 28: 23: 22: 19: 404: 360:. Retrieved 356: 347: 319: 312: 301: 289:. Retrieved 284: 275: 258: 250: 235:John McQuaid 224: 212: 204: 196: 181: 178:Construction 171: 169: 166: 132: 130: 107: 101:October 2008 98: 88: 81: 74: 67: 55: 43:Please help 38:verification 35: 18: 426: / 291:11 February 221:Development 441:Categories 411:53°22′14″N 362:4 February 267:References 71:newspapers 414:6°13′41″W 401:Archiseek 395:Archiseek 389:Archiseek 184:architect 339:60079186 192:Drogheda 217:folly. 149:Ireland 85:scholar 337:  327:  255:Status 145:Dublin 141:Marino 87:  80:  73:  66:  58:  92:JSTOR 78:books 364:2021 335:OCLC 325:ISBN 293:2021 186:was 182:The 131:The 64:news 139:in 47:by 443:: 355:. 333:. 283:. 147:, 143:, 366:. 341:. 295:. 114:) 108:( 103:) 99:( 89:· 82:· 75:· 68:· 41:.

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