Several exciting escapes have been made by prisoners from the castle. In 1587 Hugh O’Donnell was confined in one of the gate towers for three years, when he and a companion managed to escape on to the drawbridge by a rope. He was, however, treacherously sent back to Dublin by O’Toole of Castlekevin, upon whose hospitality he had thrown himself. At this time a partly dry and partly wet moat surrounded Dublin Castle, and O’Donnell was now imprisoned in the Wardrobe Tower round which the Poddle flowed. He, however, escaped again the next year through the water, and, arriving after much hardship at Glenmalure, eventually reached the North in safety. In 1697 Lord Delvin was imprisoned in one of the gate towers for taking part in a conspiracy against the King. The Lord Deputy hearing that he meditated escape, desired Tristram Ecclesten, Constable of the Castle, to remove his prisoner from the upper to a lower storey. Not only did Ecclesten neglect to do this, but he allowed Lord Delvin to have visitors, who managed to convey him a rope, by which he escaped. Next year he surrendered himself and was pardoned. Law Courts and Parliaments have at different times been held in the castle. In 1689 King James made a State entry, and stayed one night there after the battle of the Boyne. In 1783 St. Patrick’s Hall was built. In 1784 the Viceregal Lodge was bought, and since then the State apartments of the castle have only been used during the Dublin season. AUTHORITIES CONSULTED. O’Donovan, “Annals of the Four Masters.” Calendar of Irish State Papers in England. Wright, “Historical Guide to Dublin.” Harris, “History of Dublin.” Marquis of Kildare, “Earls of Kildare.” Brewer, “Beauties of Ireland.” M’Gee, “History of Ireland.” Joyce, “History of Ireland.” Gilbert, “Castle of Dublin” (_University Magazine_). Haverty, “Ireland.” Collins, “Sydney State Letters.” _DUNDANIEL CASTLE_ This castle is situated on the western margin of the Barony of Kinnelea, in the townland of Skevanish, County Cork. It stands on the left bank of the Bandon River, in the angle formed by the influx of the Brinny. It is half a mile above Innishannon, and three miles below Bandon. The present name seems, from ancient documents, to be a corruption of Dundanier, or a word of the same phonetic sound. Different suggestions have been put forward as to the probable meaning of the original name, including “Dane’s Fort,” or “the fort of the foreigner,” and “the fort of the two rivers.” This latter would be a very appropriate appellation, its south and west sides being protected by the converging streams. Nothing now remains of the castle save the keep, which measures 32 feet east and west, and 44 feet north and south.