A Guide to the Christ Church Lecture Series  
1st Series Augustinian canons at Christ Church
Tuesdays 21 October 1997 Sex, lies and no videotape: Augustine and the reasons for his Rule Dr Lewis Ayres
Tuesday 28 October 1997 The regular canons in Ireland: the 12th century reform in action Dr Sarah Preston
Tuesday 4 November 1997 Canons, cloisters and crypts: daily life and worship in medieval Christ Church Dr Tadgh O’Keeffe
Tuesday 11 November 1997 Sanctified sinners: the Augustinians at Christ Church 1450-1540 Dr Raymond Gillespie
2nd Series The Victorian cathedral: Christ Church in the nineteenth century
Monday 2 February 1998 Church and state: Christ Church and the Church of Ireland Dr Kenneth Milne
Monday 9 February 1998 ‘... music’s measure / For Thy pleasure ...’ Mr Andrew Johnstone
Monday 16 February 1998 The stained glass of Christ Church cathedral Dublin Mrs Lesley Whiteside
Monday 23 February 1998 ‘a laughing-stock to the irreverent’ –architectural change at Christ Church Mr Stuart Kinsella
3rd Series Images of Christ Church
Tuesday 5 May 1998 Christ Church cathedral in the context of medieval Dublin Dr Howard Clarke
Tuesday 12 May 1998 Fabric in ferment: an evolution of the cathedral Mr Stuart Kinsella
Tuesday 19 May 1998 The monuments of Christ Church cathedral Ms Amy Harris
Tuesday 26 May 1998 Dandified deans: images of Christ Church people 1500-1800 Dr Raymond Gillespie
4th Series The Vikings & Christ Church cathedral Dublin
Tuesday 6 October 1998 From conversion to cathedral: the christianization of the Vikings of Dublin Dr Marie Therese Flanagan
Tuesday 13 October 1998 Recent excavations at the ‘West End’ of Temple Bar Ms Linzi Simpson
Tuesday 20 October 1998 Christ Church & the politics of pre-Norman Dublin Dr Sean Duffy
Tuesday 27 October 1998 Wood Quay: excavating in the shadow of the cathedral Dr Patrick F. Wallace
5th Series Christ Church in Stuart Dublin: the 17th century cathedral
Tuesday 2 February 1999 Christ Church: the smallest of Dublin’s liberties Dr Kenneth Milne
Tuesday 9 February 1999 The cathedral plate & the artistic influence of William and Mary Mr Douglas Bennett
Tuesday 16 February 1999 Lawyers in hell: the Four Courts at Christ Church: an historical view Dr Colum Kenny
Tuesday 23 February 1999 An architectural view of the old Four Courts at Christ Church Dr Edward McParland
6th Series Irish cathedrals in the middle ages
Tuesday 4 May 1999 Down cathedral in the medieval period Mr Fred Rankin
Tuesday 11 May 1999 St Canice’s cathedral: a worthy foundation The Revd Canon Dr Adrian Empey
Tuesday 18 May 1999 Liturgy for the learned and lewd at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Dublin Dr Alan J. Fletcher
Tuesday 25 May 1999 Tuam cathedral: fit for a king Professor Roger Stalley
7th Series The future of the Church
Tuesday 5 October 1999 The cathedral as aesthetic focus: will beauty save the church? The Revd Dr Alan McCormack
Tuesday 12 October 1999 Cathedrals today and tomorrow: a window of opportunity? The Very Revd Dr Michael Jackson
Tuesday 19 October 1999 The future of the Church of Ireland The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke
Tuesday 26 October 1999 The Future of the Church The Very Revd John Paterson
8th Series Dublin's Christ Church: rediscovering the city’s heart
Tuesday 8 February 2000 Christ Church: a cathedral core for medieval Dublin? Dr Anngret Simms
Tuesday 15 February 2000 Secular cathedral & Renaissance city Dr Colm Lennon
Tuesday 22 February 2000 Wide Streets Commissioners & city corporation: the clearance of the cathedral close Dr Hugh Campbell
Tuesday 29 February 2000 The old city revisited: Temple Bar and Dublin’s urban regeneration Mr Shane O’Toole
9th Series 1000 years of worship at Christ Church
Monday 19 June 2000 Worship in the medieval priory Dr Alan Fletcher
Tuesday 20 June 2000 ‘The Book of Common Prayer’ Dr Raymond Gillespie
Wednesday 21 June 2000 Prayer Book Revision, 1878 The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke
Thursday 22 June 2000 Contemporary Prayer Book Revision The Very Revd John Paterson
Friday 23 June 2000 Is this the last prayer book?: the impact of I [nformation] T[echnology] The Revd Canon Brian Mayne
10th Series Episcopal episodes: Some archbishops of Dublin & Glendalough
Tuesday 10 October 2000 Archbishop Alexander Bicknor (1317-1349) Ms Niav Gallagher
Tuesday 17 October 2000 Archbishop George Browne (1536-1554) Dr James Murray
Tuesday 24 October 2000 Archbishop Charles Agar (1801-1809) Dr A.P.W. Malcomson
Tuesday 31 October 2000 Archbishop Narcissus Marsh (1694-1703) Dr Muriel McCarthy
11th Series 2000 years of Christianity: I
Tuesdays 9 October 2001 The birth of Christianity and the christianising of the empire Professor Seán Freyne
Tuesday 16 October 2001 The development of the medieval papacy Dr Michael Haren
Tuesday 23 October 2001 Patrician and non-Patrician mission to Ireland and the establishment of Armagh Dr Catherine Swift
Wednesday 31October 2001 The monastic organisation of the Irish church with reference to Glendalough Dr Ailbhe MacShamhráin
12th Series 2000 years of Christianity: II
Tuesday 5 February 2002 The christianisation of the Dublin Vikings Dr Howard Clarke
Tuesday 12 February 2002 The twelfth-century reform of the Irish Church Dr Marie Therese Flanagan
Tuesday 19 February 2002 The mendicants and the Anglo-Norman Church Dr Bernadette Williams
Tuesday 26 February 2002 The dawn of the Reformation in Ireland Dr James Murray
13th Series 2000 years of Christianity: III
Tuesday 7 May 2002 Recusancy & the counter Reformation Dr Colm Lennon
Tuesday 14 May 2002 Ascendancy & the penal laws Dr James Kelly
Tuesday 21 May 2002 The 19th century: revolution and reform Dr Andrew Pierce
Tuesday 27 May 2002 The 20th & 21st century Irish Church Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski
14th Series The cathedral prebends of Christ Church, Dublin
Tuesday 8 October 2002 The origins of prebendal parishes The Revd Canon Dr Adrian Empey
Tuesday 15 October 2002 The prebend of St Michael’s Dr Howard Clarke
Tuesday 22 October 2002 The prebend of St John’s Dr Raymond Gillespie
Tuesday 29 October 2002 The prebend of St Michan’s The Revd Roy Byrne
15th Series The natural resources of medieval Dublin
Tuesday 4 March 2003 The Dublin Vikings: rape and pillage or soil and tillage? Dr Siobhán Geraghty
Tuesday 11 March 2003 The manors of the cathedral priory of Holy Trinity, Dublin The Revd Canon Dr Adrian Empey
Tuesday 18 March 2003 Some Liffey influences on medieval Dublin Professor Seán de Courcy
Tuesday 25 March 2003 Trees to smoke: exploring the use of wood in Anglo-Norman Dublin Mr Aidan O’Sullivan
16th Series Extra episcopal episodes: Some more archbishops of Dublin & Glendalough
4 November 2003 Bishop Gilla Pátraic (1074-1084) Dr Martin Holland
11 November 2003 Archbishop Adam Loftus (1567-1605) Dr Helga Robinson-Hammerstein
18 November 2003 Archbishop William King (1703-1749) Dr Philip O'Regan
25 November 2003 Archbishop John Henry Bernard (1915-1919) The Very Revd Dr Robert MacCarthy
17th Series Episcopal episodes encore: Yet more archbishops of Dublin & Glendalough
2 March 2004 Archbishop Lorcán Ua Tuathail (Laurence O'Toole) (1162-1180) Professor Dr Michael Richter
9 March 2004 Archbishop John Cumin (1182-1212) Dr Marie Therese Flanagan
16 March 2004 Archbishop Richard Whatley (1831-1863) The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke
23 March 2004 Archbishop George Otto Simms (1956-1969) Lesley Whiteside
18th Series The Christ Church Psalter in context: Manuscripts from the medieval priory
Tuesday 3 August 2004 The Christ Church Martyrology Professor Pádraig Ó Riain
Tuesday 17 August 2004 The Book of Obits Professor Colm Lennon
Tuesday 24 August 2004 The Liber Niger Dr Colmán Ó Clabaigh, OSB
Tuesday 31 August 2004 The Christ Church Psalter in Context Dr Raymond Refaussé
19th Series Aspects of Dublin parish life
Tuesday 8 November 2005 The parishes of St Catherine & St James in the 17th century Professor Raymond Gillespie
Tuesday 15 November 2005 St Paul's: the management of an 18th century parish Brendan Twomey
Tuesday 22 November 2005 The alternative parish; Dublin's proprietary chapels Canon John Crawford
Tuesday 29 November 2005 Class and the dynamics of social status in Dublin parishes in the 20th century Dr Martin Maguire
20th Series Church of Ireland Rebels: 1916 and the War of Independence
Tuesday 7 March 2006 Sean O'Casey Professor Christopher Murray
Tuesday 14 March 2006 Erskine Childers Senator Martin Mansergh
Tuesday 21 March 2006 Francesca Trench (Sadbh Trínseach) Dr Hilary Pyle
Tuesday 28 March 2006 Harry Nicholls Dr Martin Maguire
21st Series Fabric & Furnishings: Lectures on aspects of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Tuesday 6 March 2007 Silver in Christ Church

Douglas Bennett
Tuesday 13 March 2007 Monuments in Christ Church Stuart Kinsella
Tuesday 20 March 2007 Carved Stonework in Christ Church Dr Michael O'Neill
Tuesday 27 March 2007 Portraits in Christ Church Dr Raymond Refaussé
22nd Series Priors, Deans & Bishops: Leadership at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
Tuesday 6 November 2007 Prior David Winchester (1489-99): founder of the choir school? Dr Barra Boydell
Tuesday 13 November 2007 Dean Jonas Wheeler (1595-1618): constitutional and cathedral rebuilding Dr John McCafferty
Tuesday 20 November 2007 Bishop Richard Robinson (1761-5): Kildare & Christ Church in commendam Dr Anthony Malcomson
Tuesday 27 November 2007 Archbishop Richard Chenevix Trench (1871-84): steering a church through disestablishment Dr Kenneth Milne
23rd Series The restoration of Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, 1871-78
Tuesday 6 May 2008 The George Edmund Street restoration campaign Dr Michael O'Neill
Tuesday 13 May 2008 G. E. Street: Conservator or Restorer? Mr Paul Arnold
Tuesday 20 May 2008 Keeping the piece[s]: Street's medieval stone collection Dr Rachel Moss
Tuesday 27 May 2008 'Perfectly disgusted ... utterly disgraced': Street’s verdict on Hardman’s failure
to complete their stained glass commission in time for the re-consecration Chapter house
Mrs Lesley Whiteside
Walking Tours
Monday 19 June 2000 Specially arranged visit to Chester Beatty Library of Oriental Art at Dublin Castle
Tuesday 20 June 2000 Medieval Dublin Dr Seán Duffy
Wednesday 21 June 2000 Georgian Dublin Mr Peter Pearson
Thursday 22 June 2000 Victorian Dublin Mr Peter Pearson
Friday 23 June 2000 Modern Dublin, including Temple Bar Mr Shane O’Toole

List of lectures (October 1997-March 2004) first published in Friends Newsletter, 13: 2 (Spring 2004), 20-1.