[5] Dedicated to Teresa of Ávila,[4] the church is historically associated with the Discalced Carmelite Order.
[6] It was built on lands acquired by John Sweetman, a Dublin-based brewer, in the late 18th century.
[1] Daniel O'Connell reputedly held meetings in the church in the early nineteenth century.
[1][7] A statue of The Dead Christ (1829), by sculptor John Hogan, is beneath the church's high altar.
[8] A bronze sculpture on the exterior of the church's bell tower, the "Angel of Peace" by German-Irish artist Imogen Stuart, was unveiled in January 2008.