looking at pictures I took today of Dublin Castle. A bit of a misleading name as the castle burned down a million years ago. Earlier today I took a tour through the complex and learned how the vikings took care of business in Dublin for a really long time. Here is the (now underground) outer wall of a viking fortification.
Back on the surface, we looked at the chapel and the tower, which is the oldest above-ground part of the re-built castle.
You may notice above the smallest window there towards the right a stone head looks out over the courtyard. Here’s a closer view.
That’s the door to the chapel, and right above it is St. Peter holding the keys to heaven. So who could POSSIBLY be above St. Peter?
That would be Ireland’s darling, Jonathan Swift. That’s right, he’s ranking above St. Peter himself. That must have been an interesting conversation at heaven’s gate.
The chapel is no longer used for church services, but several episodes of the crowd-pleaser show The Tudors were filmed inside.
After we spent a reasonable amount of time contemplating the Duke of Suffolk, we walked to the state rooms where the British viscounts used to live until a hundred years ago. Now the building is used for official state business and tourists.
Here is the hallway.
Here is the dining room.
Here is a crazy chandelier in the throne room comprised of a bronze braid of thistle, rose, and shamrocks symbolizing the unity of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
From here though it just looks like feathers, am I right?
Another hour or so until I have to worry about boarding the plane. Until then I will be lamenting the lack of monkey news now that the Ricky Gervais Show is long over.
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