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A Snippet of Dublin History (Part 6) – Werburgh Street

by Betty Brunkard on May 1st, 2014 - 4390 Views

Werburgh Street derived its name from a church erected there after the Anglo – Norman settlement, which was dedicated to Saint Werburgh, patron of Chester. St. Werburgh’s is mentioned in a Papal letter of 1179 and, on the night of Saint Colum’s festival in 1311, a great part...