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April 26, 2021 · 5:35 am

Ireland — Day 2 in Dublin; St. Patrick’s Cathedral


St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

On Day 1 in Dublin we toured the city via Hop-on/Hop-Off. Having gotten our bearings, Day 2 was for exploring sites of interest discovered the previous day. One of those sites was St Patrick’s Cathedral.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

I’d like to give you a construction date, but with this structure’s convoluted history that would be a complicated undertaking. Let’s just say that some parts date as far back as 1191 through 1270, the spire dates to 1749, and other sections were part of a major reconstruction that took place from 1860 to 1865. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

The 1860-1865 reconstruction was courtesy of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Baronet, who is memorialized by this statue outside the church:

Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Baronet

Dublin is rather unique in that it is home to two cathedrals. St. Patrick’s is the national cathedral of Ireland, while the older Christ Church Cathedral is the seat for the United Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

A recent addition to the grounds of St. Patrick’s is the Saint Patrick’s Park. The park was created through the largesse of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, son of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness.

St. Patrick’s Park, Dublin
St. Patrick’s Park, Dublin

Inside the cathedral you’ll find much at which to marvel, including a lot of statuary:

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

This particularly impressive statue memorializes George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham:

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville

Now let’s have a look around the interior of this massive medieval cathedral (more images on Wednesday):

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April 21, 2021 · 5:35 am

Ireland — Dublin; Sights around town


Today let’s just take in the sights around Dublin, shall we? Starting with a closeup of the Stiffy on the Liffey:

Looking east on N. Earl Street between O’Connell and Marlborough:

Time for a little reflection:

On O’Connell Street looking upward:

A pilgrimage for some coming to Ireland:

And:

What’s hiding behind these rooftops?

St. Patrick’s Tower, of course:

This may look like a glass church spire:

But St. James’ Church is now a distillery:

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April 19, 2021 · 5:35 am

Ireland — Dublin; Pearse Lyons Distillery


St. Patrick’s Tower, a former tower mill about 1,200 feet/365 meters east of Pearse Lyons Distillery:

I mentioned in last Wednesday’s blog article that I would be showing you more of the Pearse Lyons Distillery. Well, today’s the day. This is the main tour entrance, which is next door to the converted St. James’ Church, which Mr. Pearse Lyons purchased in 2014:

But let’s head on over to St. James’ and look around. When you first enter you’re into the narthex (atrium) and nave (central) portions of the converted church you’ll pass through these mini store façades and displays for various Pearse Lyons whiskeys.

And here are some of Pearse Lyons’ products, which by the way include both Irish whiskey and gin:

Time to mosey on to the west end of the church and head into the chancel. Which, as we all know, is the business end of both a church and a distillery, right?

Sitting upon the elevated area once used as the altar is an old-style still:

And what’s that above and behind the still? It looks like rather nontraditional stained glass to me:

Let’s take a closer look at that:

It appears that not all the stained glass has been replaced with a distillery theme, however. That is until you consider that grain is vital to the making of whiskeys and gins:

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