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The Curious Ear: The Neighbours At 52
Two streets on the same line of latitude - one in Berlin, one in Enniscorthy ...
The Curious Ear: The Neighbours At 52
Weafer St., Enniscorthy, looking towards Vinegar Hill and Berlin
Weafer St. (pronounced 'wafer') in Enniscorthy and Rahel- Varnhagen-Promenad in Berlin are both on 52 degrees 30 minutes north of the Equator. Both run East-West.
This programme wanders along each street meeting passersby.
Enniscorthy Echo story on Captain Weafer - he died fighting in Sackville St. in Easter Week 1916
Rahel Varnhagen Wikipedia page - she was a German-Jewish writer who hosted a prominent salon
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