Churchtown, Botanic Road c.1960
Photo ref:
C714020
More about this scene
Churchtown can trace its recorded history back to the Viking landings, but it is also true that the settlement will have been in existence before the outcasts from Ireland made their way ashore. Development was slow and gradual as the inhabitants dragged a poor existence from the sea and the land. They lived in a cluster of mud-daubed cottages built of wreck timber close to the walls of the church - hence Church Town. It should be appreciated that the sea was considerably closer than the modern shoreline, so that in the Middle Ages sea fishing became the all-important industry in the area.
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