Ireland/Irish > Black's guide to Dublin and the Wicklow mountains

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DUBLIN.
our steps down Henrietta Street, we reach the countj
militia quarters, formerly occupied by the commissioners
of encumbered estates, whose business was removed to, and
is now conducted at the Four Courts. Bolton Street, King
Street, and Coleraine Street, must next be paced, in the
latter of which is situated
THE LINEN HALL, a pretty extensive range of
buildings, where, when the linen trade flourished in
Ireland, crowds of purchasers flocked from every corner of
Europe. The cotton trade of Manchester has materially
injured this branch of Irish industry, though some hopes
of its ultimate revival have been entertained. The building
consists of six spacious courts, with store-houses, the total
number of apartments being 557. Passing along Constitu¬
tion Hill we arrive at the
BROADSTONE TERMINUS of the Galway or
Midland Great Western Railway. The building is
composed of granite, and is a combination of the Grecian
and Egyptian styles of architecture. The view of
the city from this point is very fine, especially in a
clear day, when the Wicklow Mountains are distinctly
seen in the distance.
THE NORTH UNION WORKHOUSE is close al
hand to the left. This building affords house-room for
2300 paupers; it originally formed part of the House of
Industry, but in 1840 was converted into its present use.
Adjoining it are hospitals for lunatic, fever, chronic, and
other patients. The Richmond Lunatic Asylum was
erected by the public at a cost of £50,000, and being
finished in 1815, during the Lieutenancy of the Duke of
Richmond, his title was given to the building. It consists
of 210 cells, with 8 rooms for convalescents; and has its
full complement of nurses and medical attendants. This
hospital is entirely for the benefit of paupers. A farm is
attached to the asylum, on which light employment is