The Castle
It may not be generally known that Dublin Castle, which in one form or another has stood on the same site since the Anglo-Norman occupation of Dublin, was very nearly abandoned in 1688. In that year a fire occurred, and Lord Arran, who was in bed at the time, had a narrow escape with his life. lie wrote of the place as 'the worst castle in the worst situation in Christendom.' But when it was proposed to move the seat of Government elsewhere it was Lord Arran who decided against the change.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 14, 2 April 1903, Page 9
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94The Castle New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 14, 2 April 1903, Page 9
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