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Jonathan Swift



The author of the classic Gulliver's Travels was appointed as a young man as Prebend of the Parish of Kilroot, where he served for a year from 1695 and is said to have written the Tale of a Tub. Swift used the extensive library at Castle Dobbs regularly, possibly because he had few parishioners and the library provided a refuge from what he regarded as an isolated place that was never truly to his taste. However, he is known to have taken part in the annual Mayor's Feast at Carrickfergus. He went on to become Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, where his reputation grew as a pamphleteer, satirist, political diarist and, of course, author.



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> Bob; So far I find that it has a Telford Pipe Organ (bet kyou'd never guess 
> the typo I did there first try) 
> 
> Organ: Conway Dobbs Esq, Castle Dobbs, Co Antrm 
> Year Built: 1845 Order Number: 414 
> Loaction: Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. 
> 
> And; 
> 
> The late Mr. Dobbs, of Castle Dobbs, bequeathed £100 for winter clothing for 
> the poor 
> 
> I found half a dozen pictures of Irish Castles including a couple in Antrim 
> County and a couple of churches or abbeys or some such big enough to be 
> castles, but no luck with Dobbs. You might try going to an Antrim link and 
> see if you can find a shop of some sort that would send you a photo, if you 
> get lucky it might even be a freebie. 
> 
> I was sure I could come up with one, unfortunately you would not believe how 
> many hits there are for Dobbs!!! 
> 
> Les C 
> 
> 1. I'm searching for a picture of Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ireland. Any Ideas? 
> Bob Goodman 
> USAF Retired 
> University Place, Washington 
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