Lucy in Dublin – Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Last Wednesday I took a trip into town to visit St Patrick’s Cathedral. It was an amazing day out, partially because my nanny decided to come along too. We both really enjoyed the day!
Before our semi-guided tour, we had some time, so we went for a stroll in Patrick’s park just beside the cathedral, as it was a lovely, sunny morning.
The outside of the cathedral is stunning, and the rich Neo-Gothic architecture displayed throughout the building is just breathtaking. St Patrick cathedral is a truly beautiful place, both structurally and culturally.
When we entered and started our tour, we were met by extremely friendly staff. After our tickets had been scanned, they then gave us a history booklet, which was available in many languages.
The first thing I noticed upon entering the building was the magnificent stained glass surrounding me. The colours and designs were truly mesmerising. Safe to say, the architecture inside was just as stunning as outside.
Throughout the tour we were given the opportunity to try brass rubbing. In the medieval era, this new type of funeral art appeared in Western Europe. It used the method of placing a sheet of paper on top of engraved brass and then by rubbing it the brass traces onto the sheet to create a piece of art. This was the one I made. I thought it was quite fun and simple enough to do.
We then saw this gentleman’s bust, Erskine Childers. He was a Fianna Fail politician, who served as the fourth president of Ireland from June 1973 to November 1974. He was also the only Irish president to have died in office, and inside the cathedral there is a sculpture of him in a way to remember him.
