Jonathan Swift in his long lifetime saw the transition of Dublin from being a small post-medieval town to a city of mansions, grand Georgian terraces and notable institutions.
He became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in 1713 and spent much of his later years helping the many distressed poor in the locality. He bequeathed his modest fortune to the founding of St Patrick's Psychiatric Hospital which still operates as such today. Dean Swift is probably best remembered as the author of Gulliver's Travels.
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