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According to the Ancient Calendar of Records of Dublin in 1654 Cromwell issued a decreeordering all persons of Irish blood to move two miles outside the city limits. A community adjacent to Ringsend was set up which was to become known as (Flynn 1990, 49-50). Bernard De Gomme's map of The City and Suburbs of Dublin (1673) shows a large number of small dwellings here. No visible trace. The buildings in Irishtown today are largely artisan dwellings of 19th -20th century date. Listed in the Dublin City Development Plan 1991 as 'site of pre-1700 settlement' (Dublin Corporation 1992, No. 82).
According to the Ancient Calendar of Records of Dublin in 1654 Cromwell issued a decreeordering all persons of Irish blood to move two miles outside the city limits. A community adjacent to Ringsend was set up which was to become known as (Flynn 1990, 49-50). Bernard De Gomme's map of The City and Suburbs of Dublin (1673) shows a large number of small dwellings here. No visible trace. The buildings in Irishtown…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU018-054

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Doug Lee, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Pymouss44, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0; William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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