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he
HellfireClub
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heHellfir
e Club(or"ClubthineIfrinn"inIrish)
is thenamegiven
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to a
ruinedbuilding thatsits
nearthesummit of
Montpelier , ahill in
theDublinMount
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ains,
CountyDublin,Ireland
. Itwasbuiltaround1725 byWilliam
Conolly, thespeak
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er of
theIrishHouseof
Commonswhopurcha
sedtheland
fromPhilipWhart
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on, 1st
Dukeof
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Whart
on.
elievedto
havebeenconstructed
as ahuntin
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g
lodge(thegrounds
comprised a1,00acre (4
km²)
deerpark),
thebuilding
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acted
as aviewpoint forConoll
y'smansion atCastlet
ownHouse,Celbri
dge,CountyKildar
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e. The
buildingconsists of
twolargeroomsand a
hall ontheupper
floorwith akitche
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n and
servant's hallon thelower
floor.Thehousewas
originallycalled
“MountPelier”
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, the
namenowgivento the
hilluponwhichit
stands; theorigina
l Irishnameof the
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hill is
unknown.
Believed to
havebeenusedas a
meetingplace
for theIrishHellfir
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e Club,
theareahas areputa
tionforbeingassoci
atedwithSatani
sm,thesupern
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atural
andtheoccult.
he
summit of the hillwas
originally thesite of
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a
megalithicmonument,
described asconsisting of
a largeslabsurrou
ndedby astone
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wall.
Thesitealsoconsis
ted of anumber of
standingstones
. Manyof thestones
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from
thecairnwereused
in theconstructionof the
house.Shortly after
itscompletion,
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a
powerf ulstormblew
theslatedroof away.
Popular localsupers
titionheldthat
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this
wasthehandiwork
of theDevil,apunish
mentfor thedesecr
ationof thecairn.
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The
roof wasrebuiltwith a
sturdyarchedstoneroof –
similarto theconstr
uctionof abridge
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– that
remainsintactto this
day.
t
isbelieved
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that
theIrishHellFire
Club(founded 1735
by
RichardParson
s, 1stEarl of Rosse)
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held
somemeetings atthe
house,althoughtheir
regularmeetin
gplacewas
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the
EagleTavernonCork
HillnearDublinCastle.
As aresult,many
luridstoriesregard
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ing
activitiestherehave
enteredpopular local
folklore.These
include talesof
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drinkin
gsessions andblack
masses aswell asritual
sacrifices of black
catsand,on one
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occasi
on, adwarf
n1971,
theskeleton of adwarfi
shfigurewas
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found
buriedalongwith abrass
statueof ademonat
nearbyKillakee
House(aplace
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with a
reputationforhaunti
ngs)butmayhave
been apublicity
stuntfor theopenin
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g of
thegallery.Accord
ing totheEvening
Heraldof Decem
ber 1,1968
F.W.
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Gumle
ywitnessedthe
black cat inthelate.
LadyMassey, wife
of the"Penniless
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Peer"
as wellas hersonwere
takenin byMiss
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Marga
retFoxafterLord
Massey, wasdeclared
bankrupt andthe
houseandlands
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taken
overby thebanks.Anoth
er tale – verysimilarto that
associatedwith
LoftusHall,County
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Wexfo
rd – holdsthatthe
Devilappeared,
posing
as astranger
seekingshelter
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from a
storm,andvanished in a
puff of smokewhena
fellowguestnotice
d hehadcloven
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hoove
s forfeet. Inyetanothe
r tale,a firebrokeout in
thebuilding
whensomespilled
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brandy
wassetalight,killing
manymemberswho
weretoodrunk
toescape.
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It isfromthisreputa
tionthatthebuildin
g hasearnedthe
name“Hellfire
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Club”.
Othernamesbywhich
it hasbeenknownby
include“Conol
ly'sFolly”,“The
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Haunt
edHouse”, “TheShooti
ngLodge”
and“The
Kennel”.
he
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buildin
g wasset onfire fora
secondtime in1849
when
tarbarrelsweresetalightby
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Irish
Patriots whorevolted
overthearrivalof
QueenVictoria on a
visit toIreland.
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oday,the
houseandsurroundings(calledHellFire
Wood)areowned
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by
Coillte,theState-owned
forestrycompany.
Thearea,with
commandingviews
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of
Dublinand itsenvirons, is a
popularrecreation
spotformany
Dubliners.
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urHalloweentheyearwill be
acelebrationof our
predecessors
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in
hedonism,
thosemen
andwomen of Eire
whoshrugged off
themantelof
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propri
etyandcivilityto
embracetheirshado
wynature,
to eat
drink and bemerry
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and
damntheconsequences
.
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ttendees of
theHellfire Clubinclud
ed;
clergy,
nobilit
y,politicians,
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schola
rs,witches andpeople
fromnearlyeveryfacet
of 18th
century
society.
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ress in
amannerbefitting ahedonist of
theGeorgian era
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(1714-
1830).
or thoseof you
loathtodressinperiodcostu
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me,
thereisalwaysthe
otherHellfire Club.
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hisyear’sShamr
ock Hallow
eenPartywill beheld
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on
Saturday,
October
3Oth.Commencement of
thefestivi
ties
willbeginwhene