Dublin, Ireland: St. Patrick´s Cathedral and Park
When I think of Ireland, I think—3 leaf clover—Guinness and bars and getting drunk—green (my favourite colour by the way)—IRA—Irish poets—The Corrs, Cranberries, Enya and U2—Devout Catholics—St. Patricks of the St. Patrick’s Day phenomenon and of course, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, also known as ‘The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick’ (Irish: Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) was built in 1191 and is the biggest church in Ireland. It has a beautiful park with a Literary Parade Wall dedicated to Irish Literature and Ireland’s famous writers and Nobel Prize Winners that I previously met on textbooks during my High School English class—James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw. I must admit I was a lazy, mediocre and selfish student so I never learned to appreciate them before.
It was a lovely day, the sun shining, people are out, the flowers still in bloom, so after inspecting the wall of poets, I decided it’s time to check out the cathedral.
While exiting the park, a man in his early 40’s walked beside me and started to nonchalantly chat about a subject I cannot anymore remember. He introduced himself and asked how I was doing. I said I was good, and that I was about to visit the cathedral, which he nodded and said I should not miss. Then he asked me what I am doing later.
[Hmm, I think I know where this conversation is going?]
‘I am off to the Guinness Storehouse.’
He chuckled lightheartedly, ‘Ah, I have never been there myself!’ [and I thought, ‘That is because you live here, you silly man.’]
Anyway, this man was clearly hitting on me and he actually looked cute, an almost perfect replica of Alec Baldwin (maybe that was him? LOL) but you know I am loyal to the Dutchman, so I had to politely say no to his advances .
His last words were, ‘If you change your mind, I am at the Temple Bar tonight.’
Aha, I know where to stay clear of that night.
The church is in Gothic style architecture and is under the Church of Ireland denomination. The most impressive characteristic of St. Patrick’s Cathedral are its colourful floor tiles and the ornately carved wooden choir stalls and pews.
I am glad to have visited this beautiful church.
St. Patrick’s Park
St. Patrick's Park on St. Partick Street corner Bull Alley and Bride Street.
A wall dedicated to the great authors and poets of Ireland.
Travel Period: September 2010
Destination: Dublin, Ireland
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, also known as ‘The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick’ (Irish: Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) was built in 1191 and is the biggest church in Ireland. It has a beautiful park with a Literary Parade Wall dedicated to Irish Literature and Ireland’s famous writers and Nobel Prize Winners that I previously met on textbooks during my High School English class—James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw. I must admit I was a lazy, mediocre and selfish student so I never learned to appreciate them before.
It was a lovely day, the sun shining, people are out, the flowers still in bloom, so after inspecting the wall of poets, I decided it’s time to check out the cathedral.
While exiting the park, a man in his early 40’s walked beside me and started to nonchalantly chat about a subject I cannot anymore remember. He introduced himself and asked how I was doing. I said I was good, and that I was about to visit the cathedral, which he nodded and said I should not miss. Then he asked me what I am doing later.
[Hmm, I think I know where this conversation is going?]
‘I am off to the Guinness Storehouse.’
He chuckled lightheartedly, ‘Ah, I have never been there myself!’ [and I thought, ‘That is because you live here, you silly man.’]
Anyway, this man was clearly hitting on me and he actually looked cute, an almost perfect replica of Alec Baldwin (maybe that was him? LOL) but you know I am loyal to the Dutchman, so I had to politely say no to his advances .
His last words were, ‘If you change your mind, I am at the Temple Bar tonight.’
Aha, I know where to stay clear of that night.
The church is in Gothic style architecture and is under the Church of Ireland denomination. The most impressive characteristic of St. Patrick’s Cathedral are its colourful floor tiles and the ornately carved wooden choir stalls and pews.
I am glad to have visited this beautiful church.
St. Patrick’s Park
St. Patrick's Park on St. Partick Street corner Bull Alley and Bride Street.
A wall dedicated to the great authors and poets of Ireland.
Travel Period: September 2010
Destination: Dublin, Ireland
