St. James's Gate

During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain).

[5] Giles Mee was given a lease to the water rights at St James's Gate (called "The Pipes") by Dublin Corporation.

[7] Rainsford leveraged these water rights and, according to deeds from 1693, was producing "beer and fine ales" from St. James's Gate.

(Beer and ale were commodity products at the time as they were more commonly consumed than water – which contained contaminants that were removed in brewing.

Espinasse reputedly had a role in the demolition of the original medieval gate - to ease access to the site and the city.