▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁d unge ons ▁of ▁Dublin ▁Castle . ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁advanced ▁age ▁and ▁severe ▁ar th rit is , ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁transport ed ▁there ▁by ▁a ▁wooden ▁pal let . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁family ▁protest ed , ▁Walter ▁declared ▁that ▁his ▁mother ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁executed , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁sp ared ▁her . ▁She ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁free ▁if ▁she ▁" to ok ▁the ▁O ath ", ▁which ▁probably ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁O ath ▁of ▁Sup rem acy . ▁Her ▁second ▁son , ▁Nicholas , ▁who ▁supported ▁her , ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 2 . ▁However , ▁Walter ▁was ▁still ▁Commission er ▁for ▁E cc les iast ical ▁C aus es , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁royal ▁appointment . ▁He ▁out rank ed ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁kept ▁him ▁from ▁se cur ing ▁their ▁mother ' s ▁release ▁from ▁prison . ▁Nicholas ▁visited ▁her ▁daily , ▁bringing ▁her ▁food , ▁cl othing ▁and ▁cand les . ▁ ▁Ball ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁si xty - n ine , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁advanced ▁age ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁She ▁was ▁cri pp led ▁with ▁ar th rit is ▁and ▁had ▁lived ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁cold , ▁wet ▁d unge on ▁of ▁Dublin ▁Castle ▁with ▁no ▁natural ▁light . ▁When ▁she ▁died ▁she ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery ▁at ▁St . ▁A udo en ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁Although ▁she ▁could ▁have