Cabbage Garden, Dublin

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Coordinates: 53°20′13″N 6°16′16″W / 53.337°N 6.271°W / 53.337; -6.271
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Cabbage Garden Burial Ground
Garraí an Chabáiste
Part of the burial ground was converted into a public park in 1982
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Details
Established1666
Closed1896
Location
Cathedral Lane, Dublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°20′13″N 6°16′16″W / 53.337°N 6.271°W / 53.337; -6.271
TypePublic
Owned byChapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral
Size0.56 hectares (1.4 acres)
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveCabbage Garden Burial Ground

The Cabbage Garden (

public park
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History

The name of the plot can be traced back to the arrival of Oliver Cromwell in Dublin during 1649, whose forces rented the land from a local landowner, and planted cabbages as a food source.[4][2]

The ground was consecrated by

St. Nicholas Without, as their cemetery had become overcrowded. Later part of this plot was reserved for the burial of Huguenots,[5] who worshipped in the Lady Chapel in the cathedral.[6]

The burial ground was closed in 1878 to all but 14 families. The last interment took place in 1896 and the cemetery closed early in the 20th century.[7] Towards the end of the 20th century, part of the ground was converted into a public park while the rest was covered by public housing constructed by Dublin Corporation at the junction of Cathedral Lane and Upper Kevin Street. Dublin City Council opened the park in 1982.[2]

The park, which is referred to by Dublin City Council as the "Cabbage Patch",[2] can be reached by way of Cathedral Lane (until 1792 called Cabbage Garden Lane).[8]

Notable burials

References

  1. ^ "Garraí an Chabáiste/Cabbage Garden". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dublin City Parks - Cabbage Patch". dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. JSTOR 30100836
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  4. JSTOR 30102652
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  5. ISBN 0-86327-872-8
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  6. ^ Bernard, J H (1905). The Cathedral Church of St. Patrick. London: George Bell and sons. p. 28. the "French Burying-Ground," assigned in the seventeenth century to the Huguenot congregation [..] was formerly a portion of another burying-ground [..] known as "The Cabbage Garden," a plot [..] set apart by the Dean and Chapter in 1666
  7. ^ a b Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, 1894. p. 242.
  8. ISBN 978-0-85640-397-2
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