BERMINGHAM TOWER, DUBLIN CASTLE.- The foregoing picture represents the Bermingham Tower, of Dublin Castle, which was partially rebuilt in 1810, and is about the only part of the fortress, begun by Meyler FitzHenry, Norman Lord Justice, in 1205, and completed by Archbishop Henri de Loundres, in 1220, that may be considered original. Time and change have done away with the rest of the ancient stronghold, which has been replaced by modern, reambling structures of no historical importance.


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