St Patrick's Dublin

St Patrick's Dublin
(Feb 2017)
Another mild winter day, with Pat O'Driscoll for company.  Again we made good time despite my hobbling along the streets of Dublin.

Tomb of Jonathon Swift.

The Lady Chapel used for many years by French Hugenot refugees in Dublin.

Memorial to Robert Boyle, who you should remember if you paid attention during science classes at school.

This is a door with a history (see web), it gave the English language the phrase Chance Your Arm.

We had 30 mins to spare and it was 14th February, so made our way down the road to Whitefriar Carmelite Church and St Valentine's shrine.  Yes, at least part of the famous man is believed to be buried here.

Christ Church Dublin

Christ Church Dublin
(Jan 2017)

Early January 2017, took the train down to Dublin and then a tram out to the Four Courts along with Brian Todd and Mansell Bleakley. I've been in hospital and was suffering on the walk up to the Cathedral but we manged to complete the tour and get back to the station just in time for an afternoon train home.




Did you know that Lambert Simnel, a pretender to the British throne, was crowned here? And that the Cathedral choir gave the first ever public performance of The Messiah just around the corner.   The composer Handel even lived in Dublin during 1741-42.

Artifacts that remain from King James II's visit to the church prior to the Battle of the Boyne.

And communion plates dating from King William III's visit after the battle.

And a dead cat left behind by persons unknown.