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The earliest reference to Muslims in Ireland can be found in the 'Slaughter of Animals Act 1935' where they are listed as Mahommedans, a term used for a follower of the Islamic prohphet Muhammad.
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Muslims began arriving in Ireland in the early 1950s as students (mostly medical), and business people. There is evidence however that Muslim trading ships docked at Irish ports as early as the 18th century.
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he Galway Islamic Society was established. A house was rented at this time for Friday and congregational prayers. Four years later a house was purchased in Galway and used as a Mosque for Muslims in the city.
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In 1981, Muslims purchased a house in Galway to serve as Mosque to all Muslims in the city.
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The Cork Muslim Society was established. Cork is the second largest city after Dublin. House is rented there for Muslims to gather for prayers.
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The Ballyhaunis Mosque was built in the Northwest of Ireland.
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The Muslim National School in Dublin was opened. This is the first Muslim school that is both recognized and funded by the Irish Department of Education.
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A house is purchased in the city of Cor to be used as a Mosque for the Muslims in the city.
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A house is purchased in Limerick, Ireland to be used as Mosque for Muslims in the city.
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The Islamic Cultural Center opens in Clonskeagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Governor of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry in United Arab Emirates, donates generously to this project.
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The Ahlul Bayt Islamic Centre opened on this date and is the only Shi’a Muslim Islamic centre in Ireland including the Northern Ireland.
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A branch of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland formed in the city of Waterford. A house is rented here fore th eprayers and classes for children and adults.
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The deputy First Minister today commended the work of the Belfast Islamic Centre in supporting the integration of Muslim communities here. Speaking on a visit today to the centre deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA acknowledged the “contribution, which Muslim communities have made to the social, economic and cultural life here.
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The 2010 estimated population of Ireland in 2010 was 43,020, approximately .09%. The projected Muslim population for 2030 is 125,000, approximately 2.2%.
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This is a list of Mosques and Islamic Centers in Ireland as of today. Today, roughly 1.1% of the Irish population are Muslims - most would be immigrants (only 30% have Irish citizenship). This is the highest number of Muslims ever in the country, with a growth of 69% in the decade before the 2011 census (and a 1,000% growth since 1991). http://goireland.about.com/od/preparingyourtrip/fl/Ireland-and-the-Muslim-Travell
http://www.islamiccentre.ie/about/mosques-and-islamic-centres-in-ireland/
