Saint Patrick's Cathedral has been at the heart of Dublin and Ireland's
history and culture for over 800 years. For long periods it was the
largest enclosed space on the island and it remains the largest
Cathedral in the country. It has been visited by some of Irish history's
most influential individuals from Cromwell, William of Orange and King
James I, to Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. It is the
final resting place for one of Ireland's most famous men, Jonathan
Swift, author of Gulliver's travels and Dean (head) of the Cathedral.
It has witnessed the birth of the expression "to chance your arm" within
its walls as well as being the site of the very first school in
Ireland, the Cathedral Choir School. It is today the National Cathedral
for the Church of Ireland a place of worship.
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