The largest monument in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin is to the Boyle family. Robert Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, commissioned the monument following the death of his wife Catherine in 1629. The monument’s size and location were controversial, as explained further here.
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The Boyle Family Monument
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