▁taken ▁nearly ▁nine ▁hours ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁advance ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁Wed nes day ▁Lin en hall ▁Bar ra cks ▁on ▁Constitution ▁Hill ▁was ▁bur nt ▁down ▁under ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Command ant ▁Edward ▁Dal y ▁to ▁prevent ▁its ▁re occupation ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁army . ▁ ▁Th urs day ▁to ▁Saturday ▁The ▁re bel ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁Dublin ▁Union ▁( site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁St . ▁James ' s ▁Hospital ) ▁and ▁Mar row bone ▁Lane , ▁further ▁west ▁along ▁the ▁canal , ▁also ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁losses ▁on ▁British ▁troops . ▁The ▁South ▁Dublin ▁Union ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁complex ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁v icious ▁fighting ▁around ▁and ▁inside ▁the ▁buildings . ▁C ath al ▁Bru g ha , ▁a ▁re bel ▁officer , ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁in ▁this ▁action ▁and ▁was ▁badly ▁wounded . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁week , ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁taken ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁Union , ▁but ▁others ▁remained ▁in ▁re bel ▁hands . ▁British ▁troops ▁also ▁took ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁un success ful ▁front al ▁assault s ▁on ▁the ▁Mar row bone ▁Lane ▁Dist illery . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁major ▁scene ▁of ▁fighting ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁North ▁King ▁Street , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Cour ts . ▁The ▁reb els ▁had ▁established ▁strong ▁out posts ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁occup ying ▁numerous ▁small ▁buildings ▁and ▁bar ric ading ▁the ▁streets . ▁From ▁Th urs day ▁to ▁Saturday , ▁the ▁British ▁made ▁repeated