Rathfarnham Arc de Triomph

Dummy

Does anybody know what the arch on the lower side of Churchtown and the Lower Dodder Park Road is?

It is quite similar to the arch on St Stephens Green but perhaps a little smaller. I drive past it every day but have no idea what it is I am looking at.


Regards,

D

Doolittle51

It used to be an entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, many many years ago.

Dummy

Thanks Doolittle.

And was Rathfarnham Castle on the other side of the river or where did it stand?


D

luckat

Rathfarnham Castle: http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/HistoricSites/DublinArea/RathfarnhamCastleDublin/

and a wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathfarnham_Castle

Dummy

I would not like to have paid for the tar for the avenue upto that house if the front gate was on the Lower Dodder Park Road and the house at the bottom of the Grange Road.

That's amazing. But I can't think of where the castle is - I'll drive around that way at the weekend.


Regards,

D

Doolittle51

Drive along the main road towards Rathfarnham, (i.e. with the gate on your right), until you reach the large crossroad. Take a left here (towards Rathfarnham village), the castle is just past the next set of traffic lights on the left.

Dummy

I know it I know - it was where the first seismology device was used.

Still a long driveway.

Wibbs

Long driveway is right. Also, I remember it was once a(very small) house where an old couple lived(up until the early 80's IIRC). You can still see the door on the inside of the archway.