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Saint Patricks Cathedral
St Patricks Cathedral
Patrick Street
Dublin 8
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Tel: 01 475 4817 |
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Web: http://www.stpatrickscathedral.ie |
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Description:
St Patricks Cathedral is the largest church in Ireland. A wooden church was built
on the present site in the V th century when Ireland's patron saint, St Patrick, baptised his first
Christian converts at a well on the site. The present church dates from the
XII th century.
There are many religious and military artefacts, Ireland's largest organ, and statues of Jonathan
Swift and Douglas Hyde, Ireland's first President.
When an argument between two
Norman earls, was resolved, a hole was cut in a door to shake hands - this
event took place in 1492 and the hole still exists.
The cathedral ha a musical tradition with St Patrick's
Choir School which was founded in 1432.
Opening
Times: All year: 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Mon-Fri
Mar-Oct: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat
Nov-Feb: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat
April- Sept: 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun
Oct-Mar: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sun
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