Castellated embellishments turn an otherwise normal manor
house in structure more associated with the romantic style
of castle building. These types of castles were built
by the gentry in peaceful times...{more}
Though originally a wooden structure built in 1038 by
King Sitric Silkenbeard, the Danish Viking King of Dublin,
Christ Church Cathedral owes its present form to the Norman
invasion. The timber structure was destroyed when Richard
(Strongbow) de Clare who conquered Ireland in 1171...{more}
Dublinia and the Viking World are located in Synod Hall
beside Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral. Dublinia first
opened its doors in 1993 with displays of Dublin's medieval
history. In 2005, the exhibit expanded to encorporate
The Viking World, which took over from the Viking Experience
when it closed on Wood Quay...{more}
The original name for Glasnevin Cemetery is Prospect
Cemetery and is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin.
The first burial to take place in Prospect Cemetery was
in 1832. Until this time, Irish Catholics didn't have
a cemetery of their own, due to the repressive Penal Laws
which were imposed by the British who had placed restrictions
on the public performance of Catholic services...{more}
In 1790, the Irish Parliament granted funds to the Dublin
Society, now the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) to establish
a public botanic garden. In 1795, the gardens were founded
in Glasnevin. The purpose of the gardens has been to promote
a scientific approach to the study of agriculture...{more}
The area that now encompasses O'Connell Street was originally
laid out by Henry Moore, Earl of Drogheda in the 17th
century. It was one-third the size of the present-day
O'Connell Street, extending from Parnell Street to the
junction of Abbey Street. In the 1740s, Luke Gardiner,
later Lord Mountjoy and a wealthy banker and property
speculator, purchased Drogheda Street, with areas extending
down Henry Street...{more}
