castles historical dublin 3

Marino Crescent where Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, was born in 1847.
Clontarf, a short distance down the road, was the scene of the famous battle of Good Friday, 1014, when Brian Boru broke the power of the Danes over Ireland.

Brian himself was slain during the battle while praying in his tent. Clontarf Castle (1835) was built on the site of an ancient Pale fortification which had belonged successively to the Templars and to the Knights of St John....