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Is St Patrick's Cathedral worth it in a day?

Worth itIn a day

Even on a tight schedule, St Patrick's Cathedral earns the hours.

Allow 45 min–1 hour.

A soaring Gothic interior dense with monuments, military banners, and Swift memorabilia, set beside a pleasant public park. The honest catch: it charges a fairly steep entry fee for a working tourist church, and once you've seen one grand Dublin cathedral the second can feel redundant.

Price
€9–€11
Time
45 min–1 hour
Last verified
2026-06-17
Is St Patrick's Cathedral worth it…
How we verified
  • Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, was Dean of St Patrick's and is buried within the cathedral. · model-knowledge
  • Founded in 1191, it is the largest cathedral in Ireland by size. · model-knowledge
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