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Black Freren Gate
Black Freren Gate on Abbey St is the only gate from the old Norman city walls still standing, albeit with the help of metal bracing to ensure the safety of those who pass through. Crumbling sections of the old walls remain throughout the central city.
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Confederation Hall Monument
On the corner of Parliament St and the road leading down to Bateman's Quay, the Confederation Hall Monument (really just a fragment) beside the Bank of Ireland marks the site where the national Parliament met from 1642 to 1649.
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Rothe House
The best surviving example of a 16th-century merchant's house in Ireland is Rothe House. The fine Tudor house was built around a series of courtyards and now houses a museum with a sparse collection of local artefacts, including a well-used Viking sword found nearby and a grinning head sculpted from a stone by a Celtic artist. The fine king-post roof of the 2nd floor is a meticulous and impressive reconstruction. A costume exhibit on the 1st floor is primarily good for mild laughs, with its cordon of oddly shaped mannequins looking very uncomfortable in period attire. A re-created medieval garden is due to open in 2008.
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