Magazine fort
The Magazine Fort ( Irish Dún na hArmlainne ) is a former military facility in Phoenix Park in Dublin . It was mainly used as a powder magazine, but since it also served as a fortification for the British Army, it became a symbol of the occupation. For this reason, the facility was again the target of raids.
history
In 1611 Sir Edward Fisher built a country house called Phoenix Lodge. After Fisher returned his land to the Crown, the house initially served as the seat of the Lord Deputy of Ireland . In 1711 Thomas Burgh (1670–1730) built a larger star-shaped structure made of earthworks ; when Lionel Sackville (1688–1765) wanted to build a new powder magazine, he chose this location and had a brick and limestone plant built according to the plans of John Corneille.
Since the city was relatively poor at the time and there was little to defend, Jonathan Swift wrote the following verse about the new fortification:
Now’s here’s a proof of Irish sense
Here Irish wit is seen
When nothing’s left that’s worth defence
We build a Magazine
—Jonathan Swift, c.1737
Web links
- Tourist site of the Phoenix Park (English)
- The architecture of the main park building (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dictionary of Irish Architects - CORNEILLE, JOHN (CAPT.) , Accessed November 27, 2016
Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 55.3 " N , 6 ° 18 ′ 57.8" W.