Fishamble Street, Dublin 2. Ireland.
I had heard about a legend surrounding a woman named Darkey Kelly. Was she a witch, serial killer or a wronged woman? You know I had to go. They renovated her old brothel into a pub and I surprisingly had the best cheese burger of my entire life (and that’s saying something) and a to-die-for porn star martini (I had been drinking them all week here) (you should try one).
“For generations Darkey Kelly was known in Dublin’s folk memory as the woman who was burnt at the stake for witchcraft but new evidence uncovered suggests that although she was innocent of witchcraft she still had a dark side to her character. The discovery of bodies under the floorboards of the brothel she ran in 1761 suggests she may have been Ireland’s first serial killer!
The street here was known as the official fish market for Dublin until the end of the 17th century when the city markets were moved to the north bank of the River Liffey. From 1680, the General Post Office was located here and remained for 30 years.”
Witchcraft?
Serial killer?
Wronged woman?
