Dublin History


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

  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... 

A Snippet of Dublin History (Part 3) – High Street Area

This High Cross Stood at High Street in Dublin 8 (Image taken from the UCD Library Collection) High Street is stated to have been the boundary, agreed in the 2nd Century, when Ireland was divided between Eoghan, King of Munster, and Conn of the Hundred Battles. It was built on very marshy ground and... 
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