saint patricks church of ireland cathedral

The plan of the Cathedral as it now stands is the enlarged design of Archbishop O'Scanlain in 1268. Although the church on this hallowed site suffered destruction on at least 17 occasions during its long history it was always restored. The last major restoration took place between 1834 and 1840 and was carried out by Archbishop Lord George Beresford.

Items of historic interest in the Cathedral include sections of an ancient Celtic Cross dating from the 11th Century, the Bramhall Chair dated 1661 being the gift of the Archbishop John Bramhall, the stone altar in the Lady Chapel dating from about the 15th century, a marble bust of Primate Richard Robinson by Nollekens and a Baptismal font being the copy of a curiously carved octagonal stone found 7 feet underground near the west door of the cathedral in 1805. It was designed by the architect L.N. Cottingham in 1834.