The Gates of the City explained and dated

**Gates:

**A. Of the City (proceeding southward from the Old Bridge)

[See a Circuit of the Walls of Dublin 1585, in Gilb. Cal. Dubl., ii. 551.)

Ostman’s-gate. 1284. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 103.] From its being nearest to Ostmanstown (Oxmantown), the town of the Danes or Ostmans (Eastmen, - Denmark lying to the East of Great Britain), - Ostmanstown being on the north side of the river Liffey.

Also called the Bridge-gate, 1556 (ibid., i. 456), from its being nearest to the only bridge over the Liffey, - called the Old Bridge, q.v., under Bridges (Liffey, - Whitworth-br.).

Gormund’s-gate. 1261. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl. From Gormund or Gorman (cf. Grange Gorman),

who is said to have been an African prince who subdued Ireland and England in the fifth century. (Gilb. Hist. Dubl., i. 341.)

Also called Ormond’s-gate, 1577 (and the Earl’s-gate), - from a supposed connexion with the Earls of Ormond.

Finally corrupted into Wormwood-gate, 16—. (Ibid., i. 344.)

New-gate. 1177. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 166.] [Here the city wall intersected Corn-market, - separating the parishes of S. Audoen and S. Catherine.]
S. Nicholas-gate. 1466. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 323.] From S. Nicholas’ Church.

[Here the city wall separated S. Nicholas-str. and S. Patrick-str., - and the parishes of S. Nicholas Within and S. Nicholas Without.]

S. Martin’s-gate. 1250. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 86.] From S. Martin’s Ch., 1345. (D. K. R., xxiii. 106.) It was subsequently known as S. Werburgh’s-gate, 1318, - and as Pole-gate, 1356.

[Here the city wall separated S. Werburgh’s and S. Bride’s streets and parishes.]

S. Austin’s-gate. [Harris.)

A small gate,-perhaps dedicated to S. Austin, or leading to the Augustinian Friary in Crow-str.

Dame’s-gate. 1805. [Gilb. Cal. Dubi., i. 223.]

From a church dedicated to the B.V.M. ‘del Dam.’ (= ‘Notre Dame’?) See Dame-str.

It was also called the Eastern-gate.

Essex-gate. 1678. [Par. Reg., S. Nich. Within.] From Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex, L. L. 1672-77. [A modern portal built on the site of Izod’s Tower, which had been demolished in 1675.]
King’s-gate. 1195. [Dep. Keep. Rep., xxiii. 77-]

Winetavern-gate. 1316.

[It stood across Winetavern-str., nearly opposite Whitehorse-yd.]

Gillamocholmog’s-gate- 1175. [G. H- D., i- 230.] From Mac Gillamocholmog, chief ruler of Dublin, 1125-34. (Cf. Gillamocholmog’s-str.)

[It stood across S. Michael’s-la., q.v.]

S. Audoen’s-gate. 1240. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 84.] From S-Audoen’s Church. Also called the Water-gate, - and Town’s-arch (from St. Owen’s-arch).

[The only gate which is still standing.]

B. Of the Liberties.

S. Patrick’s-gate. 1250. (Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 86.) From S. Patrick’s Cathedral.

[It was in the North Close; and led into the Liberty of the Dean of S. Patrick’s.]

S. Kevin’s. 1326. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 157.] From S. Kevin’s Church.

[It was situated in Wexford-str., which is still popularly called S. Kevin’s-port, - and it led into the Liberty of S. Sepulchre’s.]

Coombe-gate. 1488. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 493.]

From the Coombe, at the lower end of which it stood. (See Coombe.)

[It separated the Liberty of S. Sepulchre from that of S. Thomas.]

S. James’s-gate. 1555. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., i. 454.] From S. James’s Church.

[It separated. S. James’s-str. and S. Thomas-str., and led into the Liberty of St. Thomas Court.]

S. Thomas’s-gate. 1577. [Stanihurst, in G. C. D., ii. 547.]
The Blind-gate. 1600. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., ii. 348.]

Also called Hogge’s-gate. Shown in Speed’s map, but without a name.

[It separated Dame-str. from College-green, - and was removed in 1662.]

Ascold’s-gate. 1220 [Dep. Keep. Rep., xxiii, 78.]
Bungan’s-gate. 1577. (G. C. D., ii. 547.]

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