St Patrick's Cathedral, Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern Ireland
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4050 x 6076 px | 34.3 x 51.4 cm | 13.5 x 20.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
29 July 2009Location:
Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern IrelandMore information:
It is generally accepted that the main walls of the Cathedral date from the years after 1220. On the suppression of the monasteries in 1541, the Cathedral was laid waste. There were no funds to rebuild the Cathedral until 1790 when Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough along with William Annesley, provided the funds The Cathedral was consecrated in 1818, the tower was completed in 1829. Down Cathedral is a Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. In the graveyard we have the reputed grave of St. Patrick.