St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.  The largest church in Ireland, it was first built on the site of a sacred well where Patrick baptized converts around 450 A.D.  The first stone cathedral was built in 1192; the current structure dates largely to the late 13th century, but was substantially restored in the 1860's (through funding by the Guinness Family).

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Stone unearthed on the supposed site of St. Patrick's Well, discovered at the turn of the 20th century.  The stone now sits in the west end of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

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