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Title: A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Ball, F. Erlington (Francis Elrington), d. 1928 Subjects: Dublin (Ireland : County) -- History Publisher: Dublin : Alex. Thom Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: s of ]()4l (Edward Pnllaiid. o.* Classarauckv, and Rolx-rtWilliams, of fastlckelly). (^) All ancient inhabitant in 1837 gave Mr. OCurry a wonderful account ofthe former importance of this place, hut tiiereis no record to support the tradition.See Ordnance Survey Letters, p. 95. (3) Book of Survey and Distribution ; Censu.s of 1059 ; Hearth Money Roll. (^) A Journey through Irelaiul by a Frencliman, in The Repository ( Dublin,1703), p. 05; Irish Pamphlets in Trinity College Library, vol. i,, p. 2. 40 PARISH OF TALLAGHT. years time the accumulated waters must ])urst the mountain underwhich the stream disappeared, and that an inundation would takeplace which would endanger Dublin. The account of this discoverymakes, as one of Swifts friends observed, a very fine figure inprint, but as Sir Walter Scott says, it is difficult to know whatcredence is to be given to it (i). In the early part of the eighteenth century the house onMountpelier Hill, popularly called the Hell Fire Club—from the

Text Appearing After Image: Hell Fire Club. From (111 old fleetr]i in jio.xeisioi/ of Jfrs. hiio.r, tradition that the members of the club often met there—waserected. It was a strongly-built residence with a vaulted roof, andcontained two large recejDtion rooms, besides some smaller apart-ments. It was built by the Conollys of Castletown (who thenowned the surrounding land, and enclosed a considerable extent ofit as a deer park), with the idea, it is said, of its being a pointof view from Castletown. The only indication of its occupation isan announcement of the death at Mountpelier, in July, 1751, ofMr. Charles Cobbe, the elder son of the Archbishop of Dublin atthat time. In 1779 the house was visited by Austin Cooper, whosays that it had been built on the site of a cairn and stone circle,and was found Ijy liim out of repair. Later on in tlic eighteenlli century, as stated in llie history ofBelgard, tlie sliooting box known as Dillon Lodge was built andtlie adjacent park enclosed. Towards the close of that ce

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