[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Christ Church, Ireland [{Image src='130ei.jpg' width='640' height='480' alt='Christ Church, Ireland' class='image_left' popup='false'}] [{SET customtitle='Christ Church, Ireland'}] \\ Christ Church was built on the site of a Viking church that dated back to A.D. 1038. Construction of the current church was begun in 1172 by Strongbow, a Norman baron and conqueror of Dublin for the English crown. It is presently the seat of the Protestant Church of Ireland.