#St. Patrick&039;s Hospital for Imbeciles

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GULLIVER MURAL BY MEAGHAN QUINN

Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin on 30th November 1667 and was given over to a nurse to be minded in England. He did not meet his mother again until he was 21 years old, this was not unusual in those days.

JONATHAN SWIFT LIVED FOR A WHILE IN TRIM COUNTY MEATH Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin on 30th November 1667 and was given over to a nurse to be minded in England. He did not meet his mother again until he was 21 years old, this was not unusual in those days. The cost of his education was funded by his uncle Godwin Swift. He was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin where he…