St Audoen's Church in Dublin's The Liberties has six bells, three of which date back to 1423 and have never required recasting. The other three bells date to the 18th and 19th centuries and were cast.

Tomorrow at 2pm, a bellringing session of peals will reverberate across the city.

According to Robert MacDonald of the St. Audoen's Society of Bellringers, “You just imagine who has walked before you as you go through the door of the tower and go up the well-worn steps.”

“When you finally enter the room, all you can think is, wow, what an honour. These bells are quite unique. Especially when you consider that three of them were cast in 1423. Pre-Reformation is that. When you ring these bells, you can sense the history.”

St. Audoen's is the only existing mediaeval church in the capital that is still in use, and it is tucked away in the centre of the fortified mediaeval city.

On-site, the Office of Public Works (OPW) manages a tourist centre.

The church, which dates to roughly 1190, is a hidden gem in the centre of the old mediaeval city,

According to OPW guide Neil Moxham: “Every time I hear the bells ring, I am reminded of how much history they have witnessed. The bells are still rung every week. This certainly puts things in perspective because three of these bells were ringing 70 years before Columbus set sail for the New World.”

St. Audoen's Society of Bellringers was just established in May of this year, even though the church bells had been ringing in testimony to history for six centuries.

The church last had a separate, organised bell-ringing group in 1898. There are 15 members, representing all facets of society, said MacDonald.

“We've put a lot of work into hiring new employees, and we've found people who are eager to master the craft of bellringing and contribute to this heritage.”

“One must be honest about the bells' imperfect tuning because of their advanced age.”

“However, they sound strong, and they have stood the test of time.

“I'm constantly surprised by how few people have heard of or visited St. Audoen's Church. I've warned my wife that I want my funeral to take place here so that everyone may see the magnificence of this great cathedral and hear these incredible, 600-year-old bells.”