List of Dublin Gates

The walls and fortifications around Dublin were raised by the Ostmen in the 9th Century,[1][2] and the majority of the cities in Ireland remained subject to incursions by native clans until the seventeenth century.[3] The defences of Dublin would eventually fall into disrepair but continued to serve a purpose as late as 1762 when the auction of the rights to collect tolls at each of the then seven city gates raised £4,000 for the city.[4]

Remaining stretch of city wall and St Audoen's gate (dated to 13th-century)
Map noting Newgate and St. Audoen's gate (c.1400)

Below are the historic Gates of Dublin along the city's ancient boundaries:[5]

  • St Werburgh's Gate (Le Pole Gate)[5][6]
  • St Nicholas Gate[6]
  • New Gate[6]
  • Wormwood Gate (Gormund-gate; Ormond-gate)[6]
  • Bridge-gate[6]
  • Dame's-gate [6] (Essex-gate)[5]
  • St. Audoen's gate[6] (behind St. Audoen's Church)
  • Winetavern Gate[7]

References
  1. Margaret Gowen, ed. (2004). Conservation Plan - Dublin City Walls and Defences (PDF) (Report). Dublin City Council. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. G. Hansbrow (1835). An Improved Topographical and Historical Hibernian Gazetteer to which is Added, an Introduction to the Ancient and Modern History of Ireland. p. 210.
  3. John Thomas Gilbert (1861). "Chapter I". A History of the City of Dublin.
  4. Raymond Peter Clark (2001). Two capitals London and Dublin, 1500-1840. Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780197262474.
  5. George Newenham Wright, George Petrie, William Henry. Ireland Illustrated.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. John Thomas Gilbert (1861). A History of the City of Dublin.
  7. Howard B. Clarke (1990). Medieval Dublin. Irish Academic Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-7165-2459-7.
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