iWalk 06 Castle & Cathedral - A self-guided walking tour - Visit Dublin

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6 Stop 5: Dublin Castle Gardens Proceed to the end of the courtyard, turn right around the chapel and right again to walk alongside the west wall of the church. After about another 50m turn left through an open gateway into an open garden area. This section of the castle is known as the Dubh Linn Garden. Stop 6: The Bermingham Tower Walk around by the clock-tower building, turn left around its front and head towards the arched gateway. Just before you leave the castle precincts stop at the last tower which has a stone lower end and a plastered blue-painted top. This is the remains of the south-western bastion called the Bermingham Tower.
7 Stop 7: Ship Street Now you are ready to leave the castle so proceed through the what is known as Ship Street Gate which today is the main ‘business’ and vehicle entrance into the castle and dates from c.1808. It was designed by Francis Johnston, the same architect who was responsible for the Chapel Royal. Watch out for Garda motorcycles who seem to constantly pass in and out like hornets from their nest. Immediately outside the gate stop at the archway which opens onto what is known as the Castle Steps. Stop 8: Golden Lane Walk along Little Ship Street by more sections of Dublin’s medieval walls and a protruding tower called Stanyhurst Tower. James Stanyhurst was one of the boy hostages taken by Silken Thomas’s men during his rebellion. Later he became Mayor of Dublin and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. He also worked for a time in the Castle as ‘Recorder of the City’. He was father of Richard Stanyhurst whom we mentioned a few minutes ago when talking about Grace Weir’s panels. Some of the walls are in bad condition but will be restored in Dublin City Council’s new Conservation Plan for the walls and towers. The street follows the line of the underground River Poddle. When you reach the top of the road, taking care of any traffic, turn left into Bride Street. As you walk along the pavement and about 50m along the way you will reach an apartment block with something unusual about it. About halfway up and stretching the length of the façade are fixed large round sculptured disks. These are terracotta roundels or medallions, eight in all, depicting scenes taken from an 1899 edition of Jonathan Swift’s famous story “Gulliver’s Travels”. Jonathan Swift was Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral where we are now heading. When you reach the next junction and when the traffic lights are in your favour, cross straight ahead over a street known as Golden Lane. The monument straight ahead commemorates Irish composer John Field.
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