. Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin . I a3 ta WEh Q ?3 £ a I w iTHTjf 4FFBB ! ; The CASTLE of DUBLIN, W A S originally built by Henry de Londres,Archbifhop of Dublin, and Lord Juftice of Ire-land, who began it in the year 1205, an(^ corn-pleated it an?io 1213. In the reign of KingJohn, it was a place of ftrength, moated andflanked with Towers; but the ditch has beenlong filled up, and the old buildings taken down,except the wardrobe Tower : Birmingham Tow-er, at the weftern extremity of the Cattle, was left{landing until the year
. Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin . I a3 ta WEh Q ?3 £ a I w iTHTjf 4FFBB ! ; The CASTLE of DUBLIN, W A S originally built by Henry de Londres,Archbifhop of Dublin, and Lord Juftice of Ire-land, who began it in the year 1205, an(^ corn-pleated it an?io 1213. In the reign of KingJohn, it was a place of ftrength, moated andflanked with Towers; but the ditch has beenlong filled up, and the old buildings taken down,except the wardrobe Tower : Birmingham Tow-er, at the weftern extremity of the Cattle, was left{landing until the year 1775, when it was takendown and rebuilt in 1777, and is now calledHarcourt Tower. It was formerly a place of con-finement for State Prifoners, and is at prefent arepoiitory for preferving the antient Records ofthe Kingdom; for which purpofe, an eftablifh-ment was made for the Keeper of ten pounds, af-terwards encreafed to * five hundred pounds a year. H The * This augmentation of appointment, was made in favour ofthe celebrated Mr. Addifon, who was at that time Secretary to theEarl of Wharton,
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