Blackpitts Mosque

Blackpitts Mosque
Mosc na gCuithí Dubha
Blackpitts Mosque is located in Central Dublin
Blackpitts Mosque
Location within Central Dublin
Religion
AffiliationMuslim
SectSunni
StatusActive
Location
Location25–26 Blackpitts, Dublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°20′07″N 6°16′32″W / 53.335322°N 6.275540°W / 53.335322; -6.275540
Architecture
ArchitectJFOC Architects
StyleVictorian and Mughal
Funded byBari family
Established1992
Capacity700+

The Blackpitts Mosque (Irish: Mosc na gCuithí Dubha) is a mosque in the Blackpitts area of Dublin, Ireland. It has a Sunni orientation. It has a mostly Pakistani membership and is part of the Deobandi movement.

History

The building was originally a distribution centre for International Clothing Holding’s retail operations and was owned by the Bari family. It began to be used for Islamic prayer by Pakistani and Muslim immigrants in 1992. In 2003, the company’s operations moved to Ballymount, leaving the building as a full-time mosque. At present, it is planned to remodel the building with Victorian and Mughal architecture, inspired by the George's Street Arcade and Iveagh Market.

It derives its name from the street on which it lies, which takes its name from the tanning vats that once stood there.

The mosque has a mostly Pakistani membership and services are held in Urdu, Arabic and English. The building is planning-approved to be rebuilt as a purpose-built mosque.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "On Clanbrassil Street, the Fast Is Broken". Dublin Inquirer. 21 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dublin". islamicfoundation.ie.
  3. ↑ Scharbrodt, Oliver (20 March 2015). Muslims in Ireland. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474403474 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Nielsen, Jørgen Schøler; Akgönül, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Maréchal, Brigitte; Moe, Christian (25 February 2009). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004175051 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "In Blackpitts, Designs for New Mosque Blend Dublin Victoriana and Mughal Architecture". Dublin Inquirer.
  6. ↑ Green, Michael (4 December 2012). "10 Things You May Never Have Known About Dublin".
  7. ↑ "Blackpitts Mosque - JFOC". JFOC Architects.
  8. ↑ https://albarimosque.ie/