Irish School, 1820
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Irish School, 1820

Bullock Castle, Co. Dublin

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GBP 501

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Irish School, 1820
Bullock Castle, Co. Dublin
inscribed and dated 'Castle at/Bullock/Co Dublin/1820' (lower right) and with a further inscription 'Castle at Bullock, Co. Dublin... 1820' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard)
pencil, pen and brown ink and grey wash
7¾ x 12¾ in. (19.5 x 32.5 cm.)

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Bullock Castle was built by the monks of St Mary's Abbey to guard their estates in South Co. Dublin around the close of the thirteenth century. Whilst it served as a lookout tower over Dalkey Bay it was also a residence and the building remains in use to this day.