740374 Tholsel, Dublin, 1798 (hand-coloured engraving) by Malton, James (1761-1803); Private Collection; (add.info.: The word Tholsel derives from the old English ???oll??meaning tax and ???ael??meaning hall, and it was thus a place where taxes and the like were paid. But in the mediaeval city it also served as court house, custom-house, guildhall and merchants??meeting place. By the 17th century the original Tholsel had fallen into disrepair and in the 1680s was replaced by the structure seen here, standing on Skinner??? Row. ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright.