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Many churches in Ireland have closed in recent decades, partly because of declining Protestant congregations, and partly because the Catholic hierarchy choose to build modern places of worship as an inducement to young people. Most of the redundant old churches have been converted to alternatives uses, especially for public activities or commercial purposes, although some have been abandoned or even demolished. This illustrated book looks at the new uses, to assess if the church conversions were successful, or if they were a big mistake, whilst providing a little background history of the original building.