Jonathan Swift, a dean of St Patrick's cathedral in Dublin, could not have done better.

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Sightings of the dog have also taken place at St Patrick's Cathedral.

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He has met black leaders and, at a healing service in St Patrick's cathedral, even embraced the Rev Calvin Butts, a relatively moderate black leader who had called him a racist.

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St Patrick's Old Cathedral School, the city's most venerable Catholic school, is only the latest to be scheduled for closure.

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It is hard to think of an architect who would not jump at the chance to create a huge new cathedral just three blocks north of St Patrick's and thereby hangs a tale of architectural politicking.

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The trail, which is thought to have attracted in the region of a thousand visitors last year, will take in venues such as St German's Cathedral, the Isle Gallery and Patrick Church.

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