EXTRA RINGING AT CHURCH CATHEDRAL DUBLIN

2009    
Sunday 25 May 2009 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Sunday 19 April 2009 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Sunday 22 March 2009 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
St Patrick's Day, Tuesday 17 March 2009 14.00 Full peal attempt after St Patrick's day parade (-17.45)
Sunday 15 February 2009 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Sunday 25 January 2009 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Thursday 1 January 2009 14.00 Quarter peal attempt
2008    
Saturday 13 December 2008 14.00-16.00 Eastern District Ringing Practice
Sunday 12 October 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt.
Sunday 14 September 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt.
Friday 29 August 2008 13.15 Guided tour of belfry (Heritage Week)
Sunday 17 August 2008 12.30 Quarter Peal attempt.
Sunday 13 July 2008 14.30 No ringing due to holidays.
Friday 11 July 2008 13.00 Ringing for consecration of Bishop of Limerick & Killaloe (13.00-14.00)
Sunday 6 July 2008 14.30 No ringing due to holidays
Sunday 29 June 2008 12.15 Quarter peal attempt for the departure of the Viking longship, the Sea Stallion.
Saturday 21 June 2008 19.00 Table Quiz in Crypt
Sunday 1 June 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Sunday 11 May 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt: Cambridge Major
Sunday 30 March 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Monday 17 March 2008 14.00 St Patrick's day peal
Sunday 2 March 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Sunday 3 February 2008 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Tuesday 1 January 2008   New Years Day quarter peal attempt
2007    
Monday 31 December 2007   Ringing out the old, ringing in the new, gates locked 10.30pm
Sunday 30 December 2007 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Friday 28 December 2007   Ringing practice as usual
Tuesday 25 December 2007 10.00 Ringing (-11.00)
Monday 24 December 2007 22.00 Ringing (-23.00)
Sunday 23 December 2007   Ringing as usual
Friday 21 December 2007   Ringing practice as usual
Monday 17 December 2007 19.15 Ringing for Nine Lessons and Carols (-20.00)
Sunday 16 December 2007   Ringing as usual
Friday 14 December 2007   Ringing practice cancelled due to service
Saturday 8 December 2007 13.00 Eastern District Ringing Practice
Sunday 2 December 2007 12.30 Quarter Peal attempt (approximately one hour)
Tuesday 9 October 2007 19.20 Ringing for 30 minutes following the Porvoo service.
Sunday 7 October 2007 12.30 Quarter peal attempt
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 September 2007   Bell ringing tour to Manchester
Friday 14 September 2007 19.30 Belfry open evening as part of Culture Night
Sunday 2 September 2007 12.30 Quarter peal to be rung.
Sunday 26 August 2007 12.30 Quarter peal to be rung.
Tuesday 14 August 2007 13.30 Ringing for the arrival of the Viking longship, the Sea Stallion from Roskilde, Denmark.
Sunday 24 June 2007 12.30 Quarter peal to be rung after morning service.
Saturday 29 May 2007   Cathedral ringers competing for all Ireland, Murphy Cup.
Sunday 22 April 2007 12.30 Ringing after the morning service until 1.00pm.
Sunday 1 April 2007 12.30 Quarter peal on April 1, after morning service (-13.30)
Saturday 17 March 2007 14.00 Annual St Patrick's day peal (-17.00)
Saturday 10 March 2007 14.00 Ringing Competition (Irish Association of Change-ringers, Eastern District) (-17.00)
Sunday 4 March 2007 12.30 Quarter Peal after Eucharist (-13.30)
Saturday 24 February 2007 14.30 Ringing by the Irish Association of Change-ringers (-17.00)
Sunday 18 February 2007 12.30 Quarter Peal after Eucharist (-13.30)
New Year's Day, Monday 1 January 2007 15.00 Quarter peal
2006    
New Year's Eve, Sunday 31 December 2006   Ringing out the old year and ringing in the new year at 00.00
New Years's Eve, Sunday 31 December 2006   A quarter peal will be rung in the morning after the cathedral eucharist.
Saturday 9 December 2006   Afternoon ringing for the annual Eastern District (of the IACR) practice.
Saturday 28 October 2006   Afternoon ringing for the Irish Association of Change Ringers annual festival.
Saturday 18 November 2006 14.30 Ringing for christening.
Sunday 13 August 2006   Quarter peal after morning service.
Monday 3 July 2006 13.30 Quarter peal for the consecration of Michael Burrows at 2.30.
Sunday 25 June 2006   Quarter peal after morning service.
Feast of St John Baptist, Saturday 24 June 2006 14.00 St John’s Eve is traditionally midsummer in Ireland. A quarter-peal may be rung in the afternoon
Trinity Sunday 11 June 2006   A ‘Music and the Arts’ festival is being planned for two or three days before Trinity Sunday, 11 June, which may include extra ringing.
Saturday 27 May 2006 19.45 The bells will be rung for 10 minutes to celebrate a wedding.
Sunday 7 May 2006   Quarter peal after morning service.
Friday 17 March 2006 14.00 A full peal will be rung on St Patrick’s Day after the parade.

The following information is intended for those ringers who may be in the Dublin area and wish to do some ringing outside normal practice and Sunday service times. In each case the ringing takes place for half an hour preceding the stated starting time for each event. Visitors please note that, to access the tower they should arrive at the cathedral early and go to the small door in the south transept (inside the cathedral). Arriving ringers will let you in.

Date

Day

Time

Event

3rd Saturday of every month Saturday 1.30-3.00pm Surprise practice
12/02/00 Saturday 14:00 hrs 16 bell practice with help from the 'Bull Ring'
31/12/99 Friday 9:30pm-3:00am Ringing out/in the old/new millennium
06/11/99 Saturday 4.00 pm World Record Peal of 19 Bells
20/09/99 Monday Morning Augmentation of ring to 16 bells begins.
13/04/99 Tuesday 12:45 - 1:00pm 15 minute ring for 257th Anniversary of "Messiah" by Handel
25/03/99 Thursday 2:30 pm Installation of the New Bishop of Cork
12/12/98 Saturday 8:00 pm Amnesty International Christmas Concert
17/12/98 Thursday 1:15 pm Lunch hour Carols ( in aid of Leonard Cheshire Foundation)
20/12/98 Sunday 4:00 pm Concert of Christmas Music
21/12/98 Monday 8:00 pm 9 Lessons & Carols
24/12/98 Thursday 12:00 am First Eucharist of Christmas (Midnight Service)
25/12/98 Friday 11:00 am Sung Eucharist
New Years celebrations will begin at earlier than usual on Friday 31st December 1999 when the old year is rung out until 11:50pm approx. From 12 midnight until 12:45 am the new year is rung in on the bells.

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