Dublin Mosque
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Dublin Mosque - Mosque in the Irish city of Dublin. The building is a mosque and 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 establish the Dublin Islamic Society (later renamed the Islamic Foundation of Ireland) in order to be able to centrally address various issues such as religious, and problems related to education and social needs residing in the territory of Ireland, Muslim. The Company was registered as a charity, and since its foundation is the official representative of Muslims in Ireland.

Islamic Foundation of Ireland is also actively contributed to the bottom of mosques, both in Dublin and in other cities in Ireland. In 1976, Dublin was opened the first mosque and Islamic center in Ireland. Over time, substantially increased flow of young people is Muslim and who wish to study at the prestigious Dublin schools (including the famous Dublin College of Surgeons), and eventually settle on the Emerald Isle, has led to the Muslim community of Dublin substantially increased . Soon, an old mosque was already simply not able to accommodate all the fellow, and there was a question about the purchase of a new building. For example, in 1983 the Islamic Foundation of Ireland bought constructed in the second half of the 19th century building that formerly housed the Presbyterian church, and converted it into a mosque, which is, in fact, is a Dublin cathedral mosque.

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