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At Christ Church, waiting for the Verger to open the doors
preaching, so he had the pulpit on wheels centre of the lowest tier is Robert Boyle,
so that as he preached he could be moved later the noted chemist and philosopher.
around the cathedral. The tomb of this Broad Celtic stone grave slabs with
celebrated Dean along with his life-long crosses, one of which marked the site of
friend Stella are in the south aisle. Over St Patricks Well.
the robing room is his epitaph: ‘Where In the north aisle are memorials of the
furious indignation can no longer rend his famous Emmet family and Carolan the
heart. blind harpist. In the north transept hang
I think the most curious sight is the Door colours of the old Irish Regiments.
of Reconciliation where the Earls of Here,too, is the Roll of Honour containing
Kildare and Ormond ended their life-long names of 50,000 Irishmen who fell in the
feud in 1492, which gave the phrase Great War of 1914-1918.
chancing your arm to the English The Lady Chapel was used by the
language. The Earl of Kildare cut the hole Hugenots from 1666 to 1806. In this
and through it stretched out his arm to chapel, one can see the chair which was
grasp the hand of the Earl of Ormond, his used by William of Orange at the Service
enemy, who had taken refuge in the of Thanksgiving after the Battle of the
Chapter House. By taking the intiative Boyne.
and reaching out in reconciliation peace In the Choir are many banners and
was restored, thus the name Door of hatchments of the knights of St Patrick in
Reconciliation. 1870. The order founded in 1783, Tomb
Among the many monuments, I found and memorial brass of Archbishop Talbot
the following most interesting. In the who founded the choir school in 1432.
West Nave, the Boyle monument erected For over 700 years, choral services have
by the first Earl of Cork. The boy in the been sung daily in the Cathedral. The
preaching, so he had the pulpit on wheels centre of the lowest tier is Robert Boyle,
so that as he preached he could be moved later the noted chemist and philosopher.
around the cathedral. The tomb of this Broad Celtic stone grave slabs with
celebrated Dean along with his life-long crosses, one of which marked the site of
friend Stella are in the south aisle. Over St Patricks Well.
the robing room is his epitaph: ‘Where In the north aisle are memorials of the
furious indignation can no longer rend his famous Emmet family and Carolan the
heart. blind harpist. In the north transept hang
I think the most curious sight is the Door colours of the old Irish Regiments.
of Reconciliation where the Earls of Here,too, is the Roll of Honour containing
Kildare and Ormond ended their life-long names of 50,000 Irishmen who fell in the
feud in 1492, which gave the phrase Great War of 1914-1918.
chancing your arm to the English The Lady Chapel was used by the
language. The Earl of Kildare cut the hole Hugenots from 1666 to 1806. In this
and through it stretched out his arm to chapel, one can see the chair which was
grasp the hand of the Earl of Ormond, his used by William of Orange at the Service
enemy, who had taken refuge in the of Thanksgiving after the Battle of the
Chapter House. By taking the intiative Boyne.
and reaching out in reconciliation peace In the Choir are many banners and
was restored, thus the name Door of hatchments of the knights of St Patrick in
Reconciliation. 1870. The order founded in 1783, Tomb
Among the many monuments, I found and memorial brass of Archbishop Talbot
the following most interesting. In the who founded the choir school in 1432.
West Nave, the Boyle monument erected For over 700 years, choral services have
by the first Earl of Cork. The boy in the been sung daily in the Cathedral. The
