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Even
though I was looking for the entrance to Dublin
Castle I walked right by the gate, luckily my
wife stopped me. There are multiple entrances to
the grounds of Dublin Castle; both of the
entrances we used were set well back from the
main cross street.
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| Christchurch
Cathedral |
| Saint Patrick's
Cathedral |
| Trinity College |
| Dublin Castle |
| Dublin Castle
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| National Museum |
| O'Connell Street |
| Around the
Custom House |
| Penny Bridge |
| Shopping |
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Photo
above - One of the entrances to the
Grounds of Dublin Castle.I was not quite mentally
prepared for Dublin Castle, I am not
certain what I expected but the sight
that greeted me through the gate was
definitely not what I had imagined. Our
first impression was of walking through a
parking lot; ..which we were.
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Above - The Church, built in 1803, buts up to the
"Record Tower". The Tower is part of
the red brick building to its right (which is
part of a group of builings in a large square),
all collectively known as Dublin Castle. |
The Vikings established
the first fort at this site some 1000 years ago.
Two hundred years later the English built a
strong Norman style Castle with four large
towers; today, only the Record Tower still stands.
In
the Undercroft - the stairway above
belongs to the Anglo-Norman castle that
was destroyed in 1684. |
After a fire in
1684 Dublin Castle went through a
complete rebuilding. The Record
Tower now stands at the exterior corner
of a massive red brick building network
with a large interior courtyard (also
used for parking). Today, the network of
buildings known as Dublin Castle is used
for governmental functions. During our
visit, Ireland was hosting the EU
presidency and no tours were allowed of
the Drawing Room or Throne Room. We were
able to tour the Gothic Church and the
Undercroft (Excavation of the old castle).
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