History of Dublin the Catholic majority of Ireland's population. In Dublin however the Protestant Ascendancy was thriving, and the city expanded rapidly from the 17th century onward. By 1700, the population had surpassed 60,000, making it the second largest city, after London, in the British Empire. Under the Restoration, Ormonde, the then Lord Deputy of Ireland made the first step toward modernising Dublin by ordering that the houses along the river Liffey had to face the river and have high quality frontages. This was in contrast to the earlier period, when Dublin faced away from the river, often using it as a rubbish
St Andrew's Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) it was 300. Vanessa, former pupil of Jonathan Swift, was buried in St. Andrew's Church in June 1723. Thomas Dalton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was buried here in 1730 Marmaduke Coghill, member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer was buried in the family vault in this church in 1738. St Andrew's Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) St Andrew's Church is a former parish church of the Church of Ireland that is located in St Andrew's Street, Dublin, Ireland. It now houses the Central Tourist Office. The original St Andrew's Church was