The Cabbage Garden (), also known as the Cabbage Patch, is a former burial ground in

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, Ireland. It is located off Upper Kevin Street in Dublin's south inner city. Used as a cemetery from 1666 until the 1890s, it is now laid-out as a

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History

The name of the plot can be traced back to the arrival of

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in Dublin during 1649, whose forces rented the land from a local landowner, and planted

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s as a food source. The ground was consecrated by

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in 1668. It consisted of a plot of land which was set apart by the Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral in 1666 for the purposes of a cemetery for the inhabitants of St. Patrick's Close and of the parish of St. Nicholas Without, as their cemetery had become overcrowded. Later part of this plot was reserved for the burial of

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, who worshipped in the Lady Chapel in the cathedral. 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. 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.

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opened the park in 1982. The park, which is referred to by Dublin City Council as the "Cabbage Patch", can be reached by way of Cathedral Lane (until 1792 called Cabbage Garden Lane).

Notable burials

* Historian

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and a number of members of his family. * Members of the La Touche family.

References

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