A DISPUTE over "noise pollution" between Christ Church
Cathedral, Dublin, and local residents has led to the placing of
muffles on the bells.
In an initiative last year, visiting tourists were invited to
ring bells, but the inexperienced "ringers" produced a sound that
residents felt was irritating. One said that, while the bells were
normally enjoyable, their use by untrained people was "just
clanging". Dublin City Council has now arranged "to carry out noise
monitoring, so that we can gain a clear profile of the nature and
level of noise when the bells are operational during these
tours".