Leo Burdocks, or Burdocks is a popular century-old Fish and chip shop and is Dublin's oldest chipper. It is based in the city and its original location in Werburgh Street, near Christ Church Cathedral, was the first. It has lasted through a revolution, a civil war, two world wars, Ireland's recession, boom, and bust. In the late 1990s, they expanded to a number of other locations for a second time. Besides locals, it is frequented by national and international celebrities.
History
Burdocks was founded in 1913 by Bella Burdock in the Christchurch area of Dublin, Ireland. Together with her son Leo, after whom she named the business, they opened a number of Leo Burdocks Fish and Chip shops around Dublin.[1][2]
A number of the Burdocks were involved in the Irish Republican Army. In 1941, a stash of revolvers, rifles, hand grenades and ammunition was discovered concealed in a pram at the Marrowbone Lane shop during a police search. Joseph Burdock took responsibility to ensure his father was not implicated.[2] The lack of fuel and ingredients during the Second World War