Historical Events
On 11 March 1597 a massive accidental gunpowder explosion in one of the nearby quays damaged the tower of St. Audoen's.
In the 1640s, at the time of the Catholic Confederate Rebellion, the burghers of the city could see from the church tower the fires of their opponents burning in the distance.
In 1733 a popular Alderman, Humphrey Frend, was returned at an election by a large majority, and two barrels of pitch were burned as celebration at the top of St. Audoen's tower.
The United Irishman Oliver Bond was elected Minister's Churchwarden of the church in 1787. Another United Irishman whose family had a long association with the church was James Napper Tandy, born at Cornmarket about 1740. He was a churchwarden of the church in 1765 and played a significant role in the life of the city before the Act of Union in 1801.
In 1793 a petition was sent from the vestry, requesting the removal of the police on the grounds of expense and inefficiency, and for the return of the night watchman originally appointed by the parish.
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