Present St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin



the nave viewed western end


the cathedral location number of public national ceremonies. ireland s remembrance day ceremonies, hosted royal british legion , attended president of ireland, take place there every november. carol service (the service of 9 lessons , carols), celebrated twice in december, including every 24 december, colourful feature of dublin life.


on saturdays in autumn cathedral hosts on twelve ceremonies @ new graduates of dublin institute of technology receive degrees.


the funerals of 2 irish presidents, douglas hyde , erskine hamilton childers, took place there in 1949 , 1974 respectively. @ president hyde s funeral, whole of irish government , opposition contingent, noel browne , erskine childers, stayed in foyer of church. because, @ time of funeral, holy see forbade roman catholics entering churches of other christian traditions. because president erskine childers died in office in 1974, state funeral major state occasion. attendance included foreign dignitaries king baudouin of belgians, vice-president of united states (spiro t. agnew representing president nixon), earl mountbatten of burma (representing queen elizabeth), british prime minister harold wilson , former british prime minister edward heath.


in 2006, cathedral s national prominence used group of 18 afghan migrants seeking asylum, occupied several days before being persuaded leave without trouble.








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