Werburgh Street

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Werburgh Street
Werburgh Street, D08.jpg
L-R: The Italianate Saint Werburgh's Church with the Georgian-era Deanery of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin D08
Werburgh Street is located in Central Dublin
Werburgh Street
Native name Sráid San Werburgh  (Irish)
Namesake St. Werburgh's Church
Location Dublin, Ireland
Postal code D08
Coordinates 53°20′33″N 6°16′19″W / 53.3425793°N 6.2720443°W / 53.3425793; -6.2720443Coordinates: 53°20′33″N 6°16′19″W / 53.3425793°N 6.2720443°W / 53.3425793; -6.2720443
north end Castle Street
south end Bride Street
Other
Known for Medieval history, Werburgh Street Theatre

Werburgh Street is a street in the medieval area of Dublin, Ireland named for St. Werburgh's Church.

Location[]

Werburgh Street runs from at the northern end, to Bride Street at the south, parallel with Patrick Street.

History[]

The street was originally St Werburgh Street, named after St. Werburgh's Church, with the street first appearing on maps in 1257.[1][2][3] Werburgh Street Theatre was the first purpose-built theatre built in Ireland.[4]

The southern end of the street was the location of one of the gateways in the city's walls, known as St Werburgh's Gate or Pole Gate. In the 1600s, the southern end was also the location of the Main Guard of the city. There station on the street is denoted by Gun Alley nearby, which has since been demolished. The prison, Four Courts Marshalsea, was also located on Werburgh Street on an area previously known as Shoemaker's Street. There was a square on the western side of the street known as Darby Square, where the Liberty Rangers performed military practice in the run up to the 1798 rebellion.[3]

In 1785, a portion of the pavement collapsed, revealing a cave 40 feet deep filled with coffins and bones. It was thought to be the remains of the old cemetery of St Martin's Church.[3]

Jonathan Swift was born in Hoey's Court, which was off Werburgh Street. One of the last surviving cagework, timber and plaster houses in Dublin was on the corner of Werburgh and Castle Street before it was demolished in 1813.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 114. ISBN 1850680000.
  2. ^ a b Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0717132048.
  3. ^ a b c "A Snippet of Dublin History (Part 6) – Werburgh Street - FRG.ie". Fountain Resource Group. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ Griffith, Lisa-Marie (2014). Stones of Dublin : a history of Dublin in ten buildings. Cork, Ireland: The Collins Press. p. 207. ISBN 9781848892194.
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