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Dublin caslte
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The Viceroy in Ireland
A campaign to rebuild the castle happened in the 17th and 18th century.
This saw the castle transform from a typical medieval castle into a Georgian palace.
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The Grand Staircase
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During the social season, members of the aristocracy ascended this staircase in court dress on their way to attend balls, dinners and presentation ceremonies given by the Viceroy.
Since 1938, it has been part of the main ceremonial route used during the inauguration of the President of Ireland in the State Apartments
The State Corridor
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On 16th January 1922, the Privy Council Chamber was the setting for the handover of Dublin Castle from the last Viceroy to Michael Collins and the new government of the Irish Free State.
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The James Connolly Room
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In 1915 this room, together with the rest of the State Apartments, became a Red Cross Hospital for soldiers wounded in World War I.
It was here, in 1916, that James Connolly was treated for the injuries he had sustained in 1916.
On the 12th of May 1916, James Connolly was brought from here to be executed at Kilmainham Gaol.
The Chapel Royal
Designed by Francis Johnston and was opened, as an Anglican chapel for the Viceroy.
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St. Patrick’s Hall
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The hall was for many years the meeting place of the Knights of St Patrick, Ireland’s chivalric order of knights whose flags still adorn its walls.
Over the years it has been used to entertain some of Ireland’s most prominent State visitors including John F. Kennedy etc.
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