[1] On the northside of the church is the large tomb of Dr. Coghill, born in 1673 in Dublin, who was a judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer, as well as being an MP in the Irish Parliament.

On the tomb reclines his effigy in his official robes, with figures of Minerva and Religion below which was sculpted by Peter Scheemakers.

[8] Drumcondra National School was opened in 1906 by Rector Lewis-Crosby, originally in a prefab on the grounds of the Church, it moved to its current location in 1907.

Notable people buried in the churchyard include: The Birth, Marriage and Death records are held in the Representative Church Body Library in Churchtown, Dublin.

Neville Coghill VC who died attempting to save the colours of the 24th Foot at the Battle of Isandlwana in the Zulu War of 1879.

A report of 1831 stated that the churchyard was in a deplorable condition – no sooner was a body buried but it was removed by body-snatchers.