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| | Howth - the old Mail Road, the Castle, a ramble around the Hill |
 | | The earliest record we have of Howth is a reference to it on a map compiled by the Alexandrian geographer, Ptolemy, early in the second century. |
 | | Of the original stronghold of the Howth family little information is forthcoming, either in history or tradition, The present structure seems to consist of several portions erected at different periods, but is known to have been, to a great extent, rebuilt in the middle of the 16th century by Christopher, twentieth Lord of Howth. |
 | | In the south aisle is the tomb of Christopher, twentieth lord of Howth, who died in 1589, and of his wife Elizabeth, both of whom are represented by figures in high relief on the slab of the monument. |
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