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Did You Know About Dublin's Dark Bodysnatching History?

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12:51 14 Aug 2024


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Dublin's graveyards used to be very active at night!

Did you know Dublin once had a booming economy in bodysnatching?

 

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It was big business for over a hundred years with increasing numbers of people training up to become doctors and surgeons needing fresh bodies to practice on.

Emma Tyrrell visited Bully's Acre in Kilmainham - the capital's oldest graveyard - and caught up with Rob Buchanan to find out more.

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