What Is Behind These Closed Doors?
By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer The State Drawing Room has a complex architectural history. The north facing rooms of the south east range overlooking the Upper Castle Yard were originally built by the Surveyor General, William Molyneux, in...
What Is Behind These Closed Doors?
By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer As previously stated, during the late 1750s the last great phase of rebuilding work at Dublin Castle was begun. It doubled the depth of the south east range and included the State Corridor and all the rooms to the...
What Is Behind These Closed Doors?
By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer Leaving the Battle-Axe Landing the visitor turns right and enters a small annex lit by an oval lantern decorated with a frieze of delicate husk garlands in the Neoclassical Style. From the lantern hangs an...
What Is Behind These Closed Doors?
By Dr Sinéad McCoole, Curator of ‘100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life’ Curated by Dr Sinéad McCoole, the Commemorations Unit shines a light on the major influence that women have had on the formation of modern-day Ireland, acknowledging and...
What Is Behind These Closed Doors?
By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer Prior to the 19th century, the Staircase Hall was the Entrance Hall to the State Apartments, while the present Entrance Hall with its screens of Doric columns, was originally an open vestibule. The central...
