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St Nicholas Gate [6] 1466 between St Nicholas Street and St Patrick Street [7] New Gate [6] 1177 Cornmarket Wormwood Gate Gormund-gate, Ormond-gate, [6] Earl's Gate 1261 [7] Between St Augustine Street and Lower Bridge Street [8] [9] Bridge-gate [6] Ostman's-gate 1284 at the Old Bridge over the River Liffey [7] Dame's-gate [6] Eastern-gate 1305 ...
The Gate in 1834, Dublin Penny Journal. The structure consists of two towers, each with four floors, joined by a bridge at the top, and an entrance arch at street level. Entry is gained up a flight of stairs in the south tower. There is a slot underneath the arch from where a portcullis originally could be raised and lowered.
A 5.5-metre-high (18-foot) peace line along Springmartin Road in Belfast, with a fortified police station at one end The peace line along Cupar Way in Belfast, seen from the predominantly Protestant side The peace line at Bombay Street/Cupar Way in Belfast, seen from the predominantly Catholic side Gates in a peace line in West Belfast
St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory. [2]
St. James's Gate was the city's western entrance, and was named for the 12th century church and parish of St. James. [4] Also named for St. James, a holy well in the area was the location of a longstanding summer festival. [3] Standing for up to 5 centuries, [3] the gate was a toll point for goods entering the city. [2]
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The principal entrance consisted of a colonnade of Ionic columns extending around three sides of the entrance quadrangle, forming a letter E (see picture below). Three statues, representing Hibernia (the Latin name for Ireland), Fidelity and Commerce (later carved by Edward Smyth) stood above the portico. Over the main entrance, the royal coat ...
During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain). [2] Though the original medieval gate was demolished in 1734, [ 3 ] the gate gave its name to the area in which it was located, [ 4 ] and in particular to the St. James's Gate Brewery (which was taken ...