Villagers raised thousands of pounds to repair the church tower after it was damaged by water.

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The medieval Pater Church Tower is also being opened to the public.

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The church tower was built in the 15th Century and was originally used as a beacon for travellers from the North for many years.

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But after the capture, celebratory bells rang from a church tower.

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The church tower, which was added to the main building in 1947, was originally topped with a 25ft mast and a beacon that guided Gulf of Mexico sailors back to shore.

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The weathered, silvery stone ruins scattered across the grassy, 158m-high Hill of Slane today include a foundational outline of a church, a round tower and a monastery associated with St Erc, and a later Norman motte and bailey on the hill's western side, built by Archembald Fleming, who came to Ireland with Henry II in 1171.

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The blaze which killed the two men started in the ninth floor of the tower block in Church Street after a curtain left draped over a light bulb caught fire.

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During the storm, on 22 January, blocks of up to half a tonne smashed through the church's roof and lodged in the bell tower.

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Clore Duffield Foundation, the University of Oxford and Parish Church Council have also helped fund the works, which also include refurbishing the shop, conserving the tower and restoring rooms adjacent to the Clore Old Library to provide a public space for community events.

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