Where did Jonathan Swift spend most of his life?

Jonathan Swift spent most of his life in Ireland.1

Born in Dublin in 1667, Swift spent his early years and received his education there before moving to England to work for Sir William Temple at Moor Park. Following Temple's death in 1699, he returned to Ireland, though he traveled to England periodically over the next several years to pursue his career as a political journalist and writer.23

After the death of Queen Anne in 1714 and the subsequent collapse of his political career in England, Swift withdrew permanently to Ireland. He served as the dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin from 1713 until his death in 1745, spending the remainder of his life in the country and producing his most famous Irish-focused writings, such as the Drapier’s Letters and A Modest Proposal.14