Stories about Island Bridge
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Rites and Rituals
by Annette Black, Wicklow — 26th August 2013
A short walk from Island Bridge was an ancient well of which St. John was the patron. It was frequented by rich and poor alike, most especially around St. John’s namesake day, June 23rd. As darkness fell upon St. John’s Eve the bonfires - ‘St. John’s fires’ - were lit...
Island Bridge
Built in 1792
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Dublin’s Verdant Treasure
by Annette Black, Wicklow — 26th August 2013
Dublin’s verdant treasure, the Phoenix Park, occasioned one of history’s more amusing conversations. King Charles ll, besotted with the beautiful and demanding Countess of Castlemaine, thought to please her by gifting her the Phoenix Park, which then swept down the northern banks of the Liffey and up again on the...
Island Bridge
Built in 1792
