The legend of Dorcas Kelly

Eamonn McLoughlin
Fishamble Street

You may have heard the folk tale about Darky Kelly and how she was burnt at the stake for being a witch in 1746 but is it true? or did something much more sinister occur?

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More about Fishamble Street

Fishamble Street is most famous for being the venue for the first performance of Handel's Messiah on 13th April 1742 to an audience of over 700. This street is also the birthplace of famous Irish poet James Clarence Mangan