Then we walked down to look at Christchurch cathedral, the oldest building in Dublin, and with a medieval crypt. Christ Church was overtaken by a Dublin flower festival, so the inside of the church
was decorated with flowers, plants, etc etc Alice in Wonderland was
also the theme.
Display of birds - peregrines, owls and hawks included. They were live.
Following are some pictures of inside the church., with all the decorations.
Apparently a cat chased a mouse down the organ pipe, got stuck there, and became mummified. Shows that it didn't have much noticeable effect on the organ music!
The tomb of Strongbow. From the internet - "Richard Fitzgilbert de Clare known as Strongbow was a Norman Lord who
came from England to Ireland at the urging of Diarmaid Mac Murchadha". The English were invited into Ireland!! Be careful what you wish for?
And just outside the Cathedral, the "footprint" of a Viking house, the remains of which were discovered in the area.
