Swift Liberty Multi-cache

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Hidden : 8/7/2005
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The above coordinates bring you to a point in the park beside St Patrick's Cathedral. Close by, as part of Dublin's millenium celebrations, a gallery of Irish writers were commemorated. Three of them won Nobel Prizes for Literature. Add the year that each gained that honour (without the "19") and add 203 to your answer. The cache is at N53 20.392 W 006 16.???
Being a centre city cache there are likely to be many people around so please retrieve and replace the cache with extreme care. NB. The cache can be retrieved from within the park itself during normal opening hours. There is no need to enter the enclosed area beyond that.
The building in question has a huge influence on the GPS signal received so you may have to use the hint to get close.


The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick Dublin (Ireland) Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig


"...built in hewn stone, in the form of a cross, right goodly to be seen with fair embowed works, fine pavements, and an arched roof overhead of stonework... solemnly dedicated to God, our Blessed Lady Mary and St. Patrick..."
The English invasion under Henry II in the second half of the twelfth-century resulted in significant reforms within the Church in Ireland. In 1191 John Comyn, the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin, raised the little church of St Patrick's on the island to the status of a collegiate church; that is, a church served by a large body of clergy devoted equally to worship and learning. Part of his motivation lay in Norman dislike for monastic orders. Perhaps more importantly, by building his own palace and church outside the City walls on his own territory Comyn was no longer subject to the jurisdiction of the city provosts. He gave the income of a number of his parishes or prebends to support the clergy and some of the prebends still bear the names of these parishes to this day. Comyn's charter of 1191 was confirmed by a bull of Pope Celestine III in the same year. It is believed that the baptistery at the entrance to the cathedral is the only surviving part of Comyn's church.
Why are there two Cathedral's in Dublin?
St Patrick's Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral

It is not known precisely when St Patrick's was elevated to cathedral status. It seems possible that this occurred during the episcopacy of John Comyn as Henry of London, his successor, was elected by both the chapters of Christ Church and St Patrick's and this election was recognised by Pope Innocent III. The existence of two cathedrals in one city was entirely without precedent and it would seem that it was originally intended that St Patrick's, a secular cathedral, would replace Christ Church, the regular cathedral. This was obviously resisted by Christ Church resulting in the unusual situation of two cathedrals, each possessing the rights of cathedral of the diocese. With the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1870, St Patrick's became the national cathedral with canonical representation in the chapter from every diocese in Ireland, while Christ Church became cathedral for the united dioceses of Dublin, Glendalough and Kildare with Kildare ceded to Meath in 1976

JONATHAN SWIFT
(Author of Gullivers Travels)
Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin in 1667. His father died before he was born, so he was brought to England by his mother, where he was brought up by aunts and uncles. He received his education at Kilkenny College and entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1682. He spent some time as secretary to Sir William Temple, a former diplomat and writer, at Moor Park in Surrey and it was here that he met Esther Johnson, know as Stella in his writings.. In 1694 he was ordained into the ministry of the Church of Ireland and his first parish was Kilroot in county Antrim. He was appointed vicar of Laracor in county Meath in 1699 and remained in this position for the rest of his life. An altar table from this church can be seen in the cathedral. The following year he was appointed to the prebendary of Dunlavin in St Patrick’s cathedral giving him some standing in the church. During this period he managed to secure for the Irish clergy remission of certain taxes on their incomes, originally due to Rome, but which from the time of the reformation had been retained by the crown. Despite this, his outspoken manner stood in the way of preferment and instead of the bishopric he had hoped for, he was appointed dean of St Patrick’s, a position which he held from 1713—1745.
As dean, Swift proved himself to be most conscientious both in his religious duties and also as custodian of the building. He attended service in the cathedral every day and established the custom of celebrating the Eucharist every Sunday; the only church in Dublin at the time to have such a practice. He was responsible for restoring several of the monuments in the cathedral and was well known for his charity to the inhabitants of his liberty—he built an Alms house for old women who were no longer able to maintain themselves.
Swift's epitaph can be seen in the cathedral. In translation it reads:
Here is laid the body of Jonathan Swift, Doctor of Divinity, Dean of this Cathedral Church, where fierce indignation can no longer rend the heart. Go, traveller, and imitate if you can this earnest and dedicated champion of liberty. He died on the 19th day of October 1745 AD. Aged 78 years.


The Installation of Albert Prince of Wales as Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick 18th April 1868 The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick was founded by King George III in 1783 as an honour for the more influential peers in Ireland. It was to be similar in structure to the Order of the Garter in England and the Scottish Order of the Thistle. The Lord Lieutenant George Grenville Nugent Temple, later Marquis of Buckingham was the first Grand Master and the Dean of St Patrick's was the Registrar. St Patrick's Cathedral was the Chapel of the Order and the Great Hall in Dublin Castle, now known as St Patrick's Hall, was the Chancery where Knights were normally installed and where banquets were held on St Patrick's Day. The first installation took place in the Cathedral on 17 March 1783.
To qualify for membership each Knight had to be a "gentleman of blood without reproach and descended of three descents of noblesse".Each Knight had to send to the cathedral his banner, a symbolic sword, a symbolic helmet and crest and to arrange with the King of Arms to have a hatchment made of his arms. These were to be placed on or above the stall in the choir to which he was allotted, there to remain for his lifetime. The present banners represent those of the knights in 1864 to which were added those of the Prince of Wales (1868) and the Duke of Connaught (1869).
The last great ceremony held in the St Patrick's was in 1868 when the Prince of Wales was invested as a knight. At the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1871, the Order was secularised and the association with St Patrick's Cathedral ceased.

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