Come and See for Yourself: Dublin’s Sacred Spaces
edited by Dublin Interfaith Forum (Free of charge)
Dublin is an increasingly multicultural city in which faiths new to Ireland are now to be found. The Interfaith Forum of Dublin City Council has just published a little pamphlet (free at your local public library) on Dublin’s sacred spaces. In brief it provides an introduction to the location and nature of the places of prayer and worship of the Bahá’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish and Sikh communities, along with the dos and don’ts of access and behaviour.
People are encouraged to visit. Generally all that is required is a sense of modesty and respect which anyone would show the sacred places of others beliefs.
The Directory of Faith Communities on the resource section of the Forum’s website provides more information on details of the various faith communities associated with the Forum. The Dublin City Interfaith Forum is located in Clonliffe, Dublin 3; Tel: 01-808-7579. For further information visit dublincityinterfaithforum.org/book.
One small point: it would have been preferable if the Protestant communities had been more exactly distinguished from each other, which would have emphasised the character of each one better, not in a sectarian sense but in an informational way.
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If we hope to live in peace with each other in an integrated community, everything that promotes understanding and dissipates confusion and ignorance is essential. Some of these communities, such as the Copts and the Sikhs live concealed lives, yet they are present and will in their small ways add to the every changing nature of Irish society.
