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St Patricks Cathedral
St Patricks Cathedral
It is believed that St Patrick’s Cathedral dates back to the days when the Danes controlled the city of Dublin. This building was only a parochial church until the 13th century when it was upgraded to a Cathedral. The church has gone through a lot of damage through the years including it being almost destroyed by Oliver Cromwell. Legend has it that St Patrick baptised converts to the Christian religion at an old well near where the Cathedral was built. Today there is a river still flowing under the Cathedral.
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A selection of lampposts in the Rathmines/Rathgar area
A selection of lampposts in the Rathmines/Rathgar area
The locations are Victoria Rd., Belleville Avenue and Ontario Road. Square. The styles shown are: the sugar stick standard with round base, the square-based shamrock style, and the converted gas to electricity standard. There is also a close up of the 1900 Rathmines Urban District Council inscription.
By kind permission of the Rathmines, Ranelagh and Rathgar Historical Society
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Wooden interiors of a Georgian house in Dublin
Wooden interiors of a Georgian house in Dublin
This is a photograph of the interiors of a Georgian house in Dublin. There is a wide usage of hard wood in the construction of this room which includes, the wall panelling, doors, floorboards, tables, chairs and other furniture.
Irish Architectural Archives
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Cathedral Old Leighlin
Cathedral Old Leighlin
The Cathedral at Old Leighlin is said to have been built by Donatus circa 1230. It was thought to have been the successor of a wooden structure which had been destroyed by fire. It is composed of a square tower with belfry which is about 60 feet high. The walls are solidly constructed throughout. The Gothic windows vary in size and design and feature delicate tracery. The print shown here is from one published by S.Hooper in September, 1792.
Carlow County Library
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Trinity College
Trinity College
The University of Dublin, Trinity College was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in the year 1592. It is situated on college green in the centre of Dublin City, opposite the Bank of Ireland (formerly the house of parliament). The campus site is over 40 acres. The University is very well renowned and is at the same academic level as Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England, from which it was modelled. The college consists of several fine open squares and a college park. It is most famous for hosting the ancient manuscript, The Book of Kells, and its old library room.
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St Patricks College Maynooth
St Patricks College Maynooth
St Patrick’s Colleg at Maynooth was founded in 1795 by the Government. The College opened in the autumn of that year in a house built by John Stoyte, steward of the Duke of Leinster. Though heavily remodelled in the 1950s, it is still distinguishable as the projection on the row of buildings facing the front gate, and it is still called Stoyte House. It was a much needed institution to train Catholic priests in Ireland. Before this Irish priests were being educated on the continent, mainly in France, but this was difficult at the time as Britain was at war with the revolutionary France, and most of the institutions had been confiscated by the French revolutionaries. The college was recognised as a National University of Ireland in the year 1910 and is now known as Maynooth College. Many thousands of young men have been trained here for priesthood and in the last 30 years the college has also taken in lay students studying for other awards. At present the college can accommodate nearly 5000 students.
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Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork
This is a photo of Kanturk Castle in County Cork. According to legend, the Castle was built by one of the MacDonagh MaCarthy's around 1601. Queen Elizabeth I ordered the building of it to be stopped as it looked like a fortress.
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Tholsel, Dublin
Tholsel, Dublin
This is an illustration by James Malton of the Tholsel in Dublin in the late 18th century. These Tholsel houses (as they were known as in Ireland) were financial centres were people came to exchange money. They also served as places for official meetings of the towns. This Tholsel in Dublin was situated in Christchurch Place. However it was taken down in 1809 as the building structure had begun to decay due to the marshy land it had been built upon. The name is derived from the old words ‘toll-stall’ or ‘toll-gatherer’s stall or seat’ meaning the place where the collectors came to receive customs and tolls for the goods coming into the town. The building was also used for meetings with the lord mayor of Dublin and sheriffs to discuss the business of the town. In this particular Tholsel the lower floor was used as the market and customs finances and the upper floor was used by the town officials for their meetings.
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The Gaol, Carlow
The Gaol, Carlow
The Carlow Gaol stood upon a site of two statute acres. It was surrounded by a twenty-foot wall of limestone, coped with granite, and had an impressive entrance of cut granite. The property included a governor's four storied dwelling house, a female prison, a hospital and convalescent ward, debtors' and convicts' prisons, a two storied house of correction and untried prisoners' apartments. The Gaol also had two gatekeepers’ apartments, stables, straw and coach houses and a walled-in garden of about half an acre. The Gaol was later an engineering works and is currently a Shopping Centre. The Governor's house is now incorporated into a restaurant in the centre of the development. The granite entrance is still in use and features stags/animal heads which were salvaged from the 1930’s fire at Duckett’s Grove, Carlow.
Carlow County Library
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Wyatt Window, Assembly Rooms
Wyatt Window, Assembly Rooms
The Assembly Rooms were built circa 1794, at the junction of Dublin Street and Cox’s Lane. The Street façade is neo-classical in design with a pediment and cornice. The large Central Wyatt window is of particular significance. It is a tripartite sash window with narrower sidelights and a segmental arch. This style was made popular by the Wyatt family of Architects during the eighteenth century.
Carlow County Library