This exhibition outlines the story of these remarkable landmark towers, from the original Martello tower located in Corsica, to their construction along the coast of Dublin at a time of Napoleonic threat, right up to their contemporary condition and use. A book entitled The Martello Towers of Dublin was published in 2012 by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal County Councils in association with The Heritage Council.

 

*Image; Tram stopped at the Martello tower in Sandymount. Source: archives of the National Library of Ireland. Reproduced in Cyril Pearl, Dublin in Bloomtime (Viking, 1969).