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   “Howth Castle stands outside Dublin where the present Earl lives.”

   

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   Howth Castle stands outside Dublin where the present Earl lives. Long ago when the reigning earl was a boy, a lady who came from Galway to visit the family seat, was refused admittance on account of being drunk. On taking her road she kidnapped one of the children as a reprisal, decidedly refusing to give him back, until a promise was made that a part of the castle should be left open night an day to all comers. The promise was made accordingly. From that on, a door was permanently left open where a notice appears that the "unforbidding servant" is also made welcome.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Siobhán Ní hAnnliam

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Cáit Ní Liscín

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killaclug West, Co. Cork