Gallows Lane

Abstract: Story collected by a student at St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda school (Drogheda, Co. Louth) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0679/2/30

 St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda [Vol. 0679, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Louth Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Gallows Lane  [duchas:4963602]

In the Penal days long ago there was a lane which is called to this day the Gallows Lane.  It is called the Gallows Lane because the English soldiers used to hang the Irish rebels there.  The trees which were on each side were used as gallows.  The trees are all cut down and only two of them remain but the lane is still called the Gallows Lane.

Resource description

Origin information
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 226
Volume 0679
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Sr. Magdalen .
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Roads   linked data (lcsh)
Roads--Bóithre
School location
Drogheda Droichead Átha Drogheda Louth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5078139
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0679/2/30

Suggested credit
"The Gallows Lane"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5078139>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Sr. Magdalen .
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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