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the naval base from which the French sent their expeditions to invade Ireland. |
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After Hoche-s Sudden death in
1797
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But it was a castle only in name and quite indefensible
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On the eve of the rebellion Dublin-s Population was estimated at 200000,making Dublin the second city of the empire |
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Dublin in the 1790s
the centre of fashionable life.Despite the threat of rebellion,the city was wide open to attack ,and none of the bridges had
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