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Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin's medieval cathedral, founded by a Viking king about 1030, with a vast crypt and the Dublinia museum.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Christchurch Place, Dublin 8Directions
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk from Dublin Castle.
Why Go
Its crypt, among the largest in Britain and Ireland, holds a mummified cat and rat found in an organ pipe. A covered bridge links it to Dublinia, a museum of Viking and medieval Dublin.
It's in the oldest part of the city.
Nearby in Dublin
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