Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin

Christ Church Cathedral commonly known as Christ Church is one of two mediƦval cathedrals in Dublin, the other being St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The cathedral was begun in 1038 by King Sitric Silkenbeard, the Viking King of Dublin but there have been many rebuildings and restorations since then.
Henry II attended the Christmas service there in 1171, supposedly his first acceptance of communion since the murder of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.
The cathedral was extensively renovated and rebuilt in the late 18th Century.
Further renovations were carried out between 1980 and 1982.
The cathedral contains the tomb of Strongbow one of the leaders of the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169.
Christchurch now has a grand total of 19 bells.