Notable features St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin

1 notable features

1.1 burials
1.2 choir school , grammar school
1.3 organ
1.4 friends of cathedral

notable features

the door of reconciliation, through hole in earls of kildare , ormond shook hands in 1492.

the cathedral, receives no state funding, welcomes all, chapel come pray , small fee wish sight-see. cathedral website mentioned in 2006 visitor numbers had reached around 300,000 year.

legend has saint patrick s place expression chancing arm (meaning take risk) originated, when gerald mór fitzgerald, 8th earl of kildare, cut hole in door there, still seen, , thrust arm through shake hands in friendship, in effort call truce in butler–fitzgerald dispute james, earl of ormond in 1492.

it outside st patrick s troops of jacob s garrison assembled after easter rising march richmond barracks leader thomas macdonagh , sub-officers john macbride , michael o hanrahan condemned death , moved kilmainham gaol shot.

burials

over 500 people buried on site, both under cathedral s floor , in graveyard outside. notable individuals include:

richard northalis, catholic archbishop of dublin
john de sandford, catholic archbishop of dublin
hugh inge, catholic archbishop of dublin
marcus beresford
sir john blennerhassett , wife
thomas jones wife
michael boyle
richard meredith
michael tregury, archbishop of dublin (1450–1471)
adam loftus, first provost of trinity college, dublin – in family vault containing wife , 2 of children
john cradock, church of ireland archbishop of dublin (1772–1778)
frederick schomberg, 1st duke of schomberg (1615/6-1690)
jonathan swift, author , dean of cathedral , esther johnson ( stella ) companion of many years.
sir jerome alexander (died 1670), notoriously severe judge

choir school , grammar school

the current organ console

the choir school continues , although all-male, admits girls; cathedral girls choir founded in 2000 , sings once or twice week. girls drawn either choir school or st patrick s grammar school, provides secondary education. no longer compulsory grammar school pupils in choirs, although many of girls are, , few boys; many of boys leave when voice breaks. choirboys considered professional singers , paid monthly services. girls not. choir sings @ weddings , receive payment this. until 1998 received large discount on education; still offered free music lessons. while non-choirboy students had 2 months holidays during summer, half of boys on duty every day during summer , had attend choir practice , 2 services each weekday, 1 service on saturday , 2 on sunday. arrangement changed in 1998.

organ

the organ of st patrick s cathedral 1 of largest in ireland on 4,000 pipes. parts of date renatus harris instrument of 1695. organ rebuilt in 1890s henry willis , son, in consultation sir george martin. restored in 1963 j. w. walker & sons ltd.

list of organists


friends of cathedral

the cathedral supported volunteer organisation, both subscribing (annual , five-year) , life members, perform various tasks , contribute materially work , fabric of cathedral. in addition, there range of voluntary groups performing specific tasks, such bell-ringing, welcoming of guests , cleaning.