Evensong at St Patrick's Cathedral Monday 11th

 
Monday 11th  was a nice day in Dublin where we experienced a lot of different things. We saw a big part of Dublin for instance Croke Park, the Gaelic sports stadium. Afterwards we had to go to different parts of Dublin in small groups in connection with our project in English and Geography where we had to do some research. When round 5 p.m. the class met in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, which is an Irish Anglican church, it was clear that the quarters in Dublin were quite different from each other.

The Evensong in St. Patrick’s Cathedral was a very special experience because the choir had the whole focus. The choir wore a kind of dress in purple and green with a white cloak over it. A thing about the choir which contrasted a lot to a Danish choir was that different ages were represented. There were small girls and older men. A thing which was also characteristic of the evensong was that there were 3 priests, who had different functions during the ceremony. We did not feel as a part of the evensong because the choir had the whole focus, and the choir sang the hymns without help from the congregation. However, the choir was very good and sang in different voices.

We had the night off, and a lot of us went to a restaurant and afterwards to a pub. 

Mette & Emilie Blach 2.ab