A Tale of Two Cathedrals

Not that any Irishman (or woman) need an excuse to go and have a drink but just in case the need ever arises they have conjured up a way to included God's approval, the ultimate trump card! There are two prominent families in Dublin, the Guinnesses and the Jamesons. The Guinnesses make beer and the Jamesons make whiskey. At one point in time Christ Church cathedral was in disrepair and the Guinness family spent an awful lot of money to get it back into shape. Not to be outdone the Jameson family decided that restoring churches was up their ally too. So, they paid for the repairs needed on St-Patrick's cathedral. Now, if you want to have a whiskey your ultimate excuse for doing so is that you are contributing to upkeep of St-Pat's. And, the ultimate excuse if you want to have a beer is that you're paying so Christ Church stays on the map.

So this is the Guinness church... errrrrrr... Christ Church cathedral

And, this is St-Patrick's cathedral.

Some more random photos because this is a pretty small post otherwise.

The new swivel bridge on the Liffey!

Answering once and for all the question "Why is Ireland called the Emerald Isle?"

 The cliffs of Moher on a nice day!

Yeah, you need to click on the pictures once again.