St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral (HMEUM)

Location: Dublin, Dublin 38376 Dublin City
Country: Ireland
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N 53° 20.402', W 6° 16.325'

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Malton Trail

This majestic view of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin is a colour reproduction from a series of original aquatints etched by James Malton, whose work, A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin, gives us a glimpse of Dublin at the close of the 18th-century.

Malton was "struck with admiration at the beauty of the capital of Ireland and was anxious to make a display of it to the world".

It is here that St. Patrick was said to have baptised converts to Christianity in the 5th century. A church has been situated on this site ever since. The present one was first built around 1225, but it has been enlarged and restored many times. "The tower," wrote Malton, "is placed at the north west corner of the Cathedral: its plan is a square of 38ft, and is 125ft high, and on the top is a plain octagonal Spire of Stone, rising 50ft to the point."

Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, was Dean here from 1713 to 1745. His pulpit can still be seen although it is no longer used.

At the south side of the aisle is Swift's tomb. His famous epitaph, "He lies where furious indignation can no longer rend his heart", can be seen over the door of the robing room.

"It is not in a rich style of Gothic architecture", wrote Malton of this work, "yet is on the whole a large and respectable pile of Building, and might, with some care and expense, be a real ornament to the City", which, as you can see today, it is.

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HM Number	HMEUM
Tags	Churches and Religion, Landmarks, Buildings, People
Placed By	Baileys
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 12:55am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	29U E 681610 N 5913566
Decimal Degrees	53.34003333, -6.27208333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 53° 20.402', W 6° 16.325'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	53° 20' 24.12" N, 6° 16' 19.50" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	731
Closest Postal Address	At or near 13000-13302 R137, Dublin Dublin 38376, IE
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