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One of my favorites things is St. Patrick's Cathedral are the individually crafted cushions for the hard wooden chairs, designating each one for a particular parisioner. Yet, what clearly dominates St. Patrick's are the busts, death masks, and...
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From journal Dubious Dublin
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St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, originally known as "The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick, Dublin and in Irish as Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig" is a must see site in Dublin. It is a stop on every bus tour route and well...
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From journal Co. Dublin
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This is the largest Gothic cathedral in Ireland (incidentally, why does it seem that every cathedral I visit bills itself as the "largest cathedral in ..."?). It looks like any other Gothic cathedral, though. I should just accept that I don't have...
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From journal A few days in Dublin
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St. Patrick's Cathedral is the National Cathedral of Ireland, located in the heart of Dublin.
Lore has it that St. Patrick passed through Dublin on his journeys, and at a well close to where the cathedral now stands, baptized pagans into...
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From journal Churches of Ireland
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No trip to Dublin would be complete unless you made a stop into St. Patrick's Cathedral. As a one-time architecture major, I am always fascinated by the actual building components - the flying buttresses, the knave, etc. - and St. Patrick's didn't...
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From journal Dublin, Ireland - Slainte!