Dublin Castle
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900
Vikings form
settlement.
1204
Castle is
built.
1684
Fire
breaks out.
1845
The Famine
1916
The Easter
Rising
1922
Castle
handed
over to the
Provisional Irish
Government
1. When was the castle built?
2. What happened to the original castle?
3. What happened on 16 January 1922?
4. What important function takes place in Dublin Castle every seven years?
5. How many presidents has Ireland had? Which one(s) can you remember?
The State Apartments
Battle Axe Landing
6. What is the official emblem of Ireland?
7. What does each of the four crests on the carpet represent?
The James Connolly room
8. Who was James Connolly?
9. How did he die?
The Granard Room
10. Name the artist who painted the large portrait on the left wall. Where was
he from and when approximately did he paint it?
11. What is the theme of the ceiling depiction?
12. What is depicted on the armchairs in the following room?
The Arts and Sciences Room
13. What do the symbols on the ceiling represent?
14. What style is the stucco work on the ceiling and when was it in fashion?
Drawing Room
15. Who was using this room during dances at the castle?
The Throne Room
16. Who was using the throne?
17. What is the shape of the paintings?
18. Name at least two gods or mortals depicted on these paintings.
The Portrait Gallery
19. Which was the original use of this room?
20. Who are the persons depicted in the portraits?
St Patrick’s Hall
21. Which was the original use of this room?
22. What happens here today every seven years?
The Courtyards
23. Which period do most buildings date from?
24. What do the two statues above the gateways represent?
25. What is the shape of this window? Where did you see it in the castle?
Where else have you seen such a window?
26. What shape are the other windows around the yard?
27. What is there at the top of the Bedford building?
28. Is this architectural order known as Doric, Ionic, or
Corinthian?
29. Where did you see it in the castle? Where else have you seen it?
30. How many towers did the castle have?
31. Which tower still stands today?
32. Did you see the remnants of any other tower?
33. What surrounded the castle walls?
34. Which century does the chapel date from?
35. It imitates the predominant style of a particular historic period. Which
period is this?
36. Its stone came from Tullamore, County Offaly, in the
middle of the country. How did they bring it to Dublin?
The Archaeological Excavations
37. Take a look at the large drawing, which shows Dublin in the Middle Ages.
Can you recognise anything that still stands today?
38. Name at least two more remnants from the Middle Ages in Dublin. Have
you visited any?
39. What is this tower called and why?
40. When approximately does it date from?
41. When does the Viking heap of stones date from?
42. What was the small gate used for?
43. Has the main gate to the castle survived?
44. What did archaeologists find in the moat?
45. Describe your favourite thing on the tour.
46. Which organisation looks after Dublin Castle?
47. Compare Dublin Castle with another heritage site that you have recently
visited.