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2 unusual facts about St. Mary del Dam


St. Mary del Dam

Mary del Dam is a former parish church in Dublin, Ireland that for many years occupied an important position in the city, and after which Dame Street is named.

It was here that the coronation of the boy impostor, Lambert Simnel, took place in 1487.


St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin

By 1559 the nearby church of St. Mary del Dam on Dame Street was closed and its parish incorporated in that of St. Werburgh’s, which meant that St. Werburgh’s became the parish church of Dublin Castle.


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