Order of St. Patrick

Order of St. Patrick [174/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

174/366

A little over two weeks ago, I went on a business trip to Dublin. Until this weekend, things have been crazy and I've barely had time to think about photography, much less getting caught up with posting, but I am finally digging out from the backlog.

I landed in Ireland the day before the conference I was attending began, so I had some time to both recover from jet lag and explore a bit. The first morning, after some breakfast, I set out to explore Dublin's two cathedrals: St. Patrick's and Christ Church. Somewhat unusually, Dublin has had two cathedrals for many hundreds of years, dating back to the early Middle Ages. St. Patrick's is larger and somewhat more ornate, while Christ Church is older (but was extensively reconstructed in the 19th century, so most of the current church building is not particularly old).

The shot I chose for Day 174 is of the banners and hatchments of the Knights of the Order of Saint Patrick that fly over the choir stalls in St. Patrick's cathedral. A few more shots of St. Patrick's are at Flickr (click the picture).