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APPENDIX.
228 THE SCANDINAVIANS, AND
II-
OBSERVATIONS EXPLANATORY OF SIR BERNARD DE
GOMME'S MAP, MADE A.D. 1673. 1
Alarm produced by the entry of the Dutch fleet into the Thames in
1667 Sir Bernard de Gomme's plan for the defence of the Harbour
of Dublin in 1673 His project for a fort near Merrion-square
Ringsend then the chief landing place- -Meaning of 'Ringsend' The
Pigeon House Its history Extent of ground overflown by tin-
in 1673 The making of the North and South walls Sir John
Rogerson's wall Double wall and road from Ringsend
to the
Pigeon House Piles in the sand thence to Poolbeg The building
of the Long wall The lotting for the North Lots The erecting
of the Ballast Board Early history of the Bar at the Harbour
Mouth The deepening of the River and reducing the Bar the work of
the Ballast Board.
sir Bernard de THE map, it will be observed, is entitled "An Exact Survey
A.D. 167S.
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f the Citty of Dublin, and Part of the Harbour belowe
Ringsend," and seems to have been formed by Sir Bernard
de Gomme to exhibit the position of the citadel projected
by him for the protection of the city and river.
This map, plan, and estimate, never published, and wholly
overlooked by local historians, 2 is historically interesting,
as showing the earliest design probably for the defence of
1 "Observations explanatory of isindorsed: "An estimate made by
a plan and estimate for a Citadel Sir Bernard de Gomme, 1 1 is
at Dublin, designed by Sir Bernard Majesty's Chief Engineer, for
de Gomme, Engineer- General, in building of a Royall
Citadell at
the year 1673, with his map, Ringsend, near the citty of Dublin,
showing the state of the harbour in His Majesty's kingdom of
and river at that time, exhibited Ireland, 1673," and is signed by
to the Royal Irish Academy, him. This Map being four feet long
at their meeting on Friday the by two and a half wide, could not be
15th of March, 1861," now first printed in this work; but a fac-
printed.
simile is given of part. There
1
[The original of this map and will be observed a fort depicted on
estimate for the projected citadel this map as is to be found m the King's Library,
British Museum. The map
standing on the neck
of land at Ringsend near the point.
is It does not appear when this fort
marked " A crown," liii., 9. The was first built or finally destroyed.
estimate for the citadel at Dublin In 1655, Colonel Oliver Fitzwilliam