. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 413 England, besides several remarkable buildings, for the most part grouped aroundthe hillock upon which rises Dublin Castle, the official residence of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, restored to the Roman Catholics,is the most ancient church of Dublin, having been founded in 10^8, and rebuilt atthe end of the twelfth and in the course of the fourteenth centuries. St. PatricksCathedral, which has been taken possession of by the Protestants, is likewise amediaeval building, and stands by the side of the fountain from which St. Patri
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 413 England, besides several remarkable buildings, for the most part grouped aroundthe hillock upon which rises Dublin Castle, the official residence of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, restored to the Roman Catholics,is the most ancient church of Dublin, having been founded in 10^8, and rebuilt atthe end of the twelfth and in the course of the fourteenth centuries. St. PatricksCathedral, which has been taken possession of by the Protestants, is likewise amediaeval building, and stands by the side of the fountain from which St. Patrickbaptized the heathen. Trinity College was founded in the sixteenth century asa stronghold of Protestantism, but no longer enforces religious tests. It possessesvaluable natural-history collections, together with a library of over 200,000volumes, containing amongst other treasures the Senc/ius Mor, or monument ofancient wisdom, and various mediaeval manuscripts in Irish and Latin. The Fig. 203.—View of Dublin from Phcenix Exhibition Palace of 1872 has been transformed into a museum and place ofamusement similar to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. There are also anIndustrial Museum, a National Gallery, and other valuable collectionsbelonging to learned societies. Conspicuous amongst the buildings on thenorthern bank of the river are the Four Courts rising into a lofty dome, andthe Custom House. Among charitable institutions may be mentioned the RoyalHospital for soldiers, in the suburb of New Kilmainham, the Blue Coat School,and Steevenss Hospital. Pembroke, Rathmines, and Eaf/igar, with Donnyhrook,in other times famous for its fairs, are suburbs of Dublin. Swift, Richard Steele,Sheridan, Tom Moore, and the Duke of Wellington were born at Dublin, andmonuments have been raised in honour of them and other Irish worthies. The environs of the great city abound in pleasant walks. Phoonix Park, whichincludes a zoological garden, covers an area of 1,750 acres. It is finely tim
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