Curious Dublin: Relics, Mummies and a Hungry Tree

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Hungry Tree

   ~3 min here

   The Hungry Tree is a living curiosity: its trunk has grown around part of a cast-iron park bench.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: St Michan's Church

   ~15 min here

   St Michan’s Church is a Church of Ireland parish church, rebuilt in 1686 under architect William Robinson.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: St Audoen's Church

   ~15 min here

   St Audoen's Church is a Church of Ireland parish church, and it remains in use as a parish church today.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Marsh's Library

   ~3 min here

   Marsh’s Library is a surviving historic library, beside St Patrick’s Cathedral, and its story begins with a remarkable public role: it opened in 1707 as Ireland’s first public library.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Whitefriar Street Church

   ~15 min here

   Whitefriar Street Church is a Roman Catholic church cared for by the Carmelite order, and its most remarkable treasure is the relics of Saint Valentine.

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