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Boats are drawn up on the beach under the walls of the fishing township, and their nets are drying on the rails beside the slipways.
Beyond the high brick wall with its iron restraints, a very good array of Georgian houses lead the eye into the market place and on to St Dionysius Church.
If these great walls had ears, they had undoubtedly heard it all before.
The fine vaulted roof is clearly visible, as is the leaning north wall of the nave, sloping outward as it rises.
It had undergone a number of incarnations since the Bard's day, but the timber framework, the floors and some of the internal walls are as they were in the 16th century.
It had undergone a number of incarnations since the Bard's day, but the timber framework, the floors and some of the internal walls are as they were in the 16th century.
In this photograph the cottages had only recently had their thatch replaced and the wall, next to the woman with the dog, rebuilt.
This tower was built in 1322 as an outwork to the tower on the north-west corner of the wall.
Opposite is a garage, and on the wall is an advertisement for Rigden & Son, Decorators and Plumbers.
The church has 13th-century walls, 14th-century arches supported by Norman piers and a fascinating old door.
The large barrel on the left would seem at odds with the notion of a cocktail bar today, not to mention the array of fuse boxes and meters on the wall.
The walls were at least two feet thick and, in some buildings, even thicker - with handy hidden rooms that could be used to conceal both contraband and smugglers.
The little sea wall on the beach is topped by a fine selection of winches and windlasses, all essential for hauling boats up the beach and clear of storms.
The quay experienced considerable sea erosion, and by 1910 only part of the wall
A peaceful view of Howth harbour, looking along the sea wall towards the tower and the east pier.
This tower is on the north-east corner of the fortress's inner wall.
Caversham Court, which was near St Peter's Parish Church, was demolished in 1933, although 17th-century stables and garden walls remain.
Buckley`s, in the centre here, is still recognisable, although the lettering on the end wall has been removed and the awnings have gone.
The sea wall was constructed in 1835 and the shingle beach can be clearly seen.
Noble trees cluster round the churchyard wall.
