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School: Slane (B.) (roll number 4851)

Location:
Baile Shláine, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cuánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 088

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    and was owned by a man named Mullen and that is why it is called Mullen's river.
    There is a hill on the main Drogheda road and is called Gallow's Hill. In the year seventeen ninety eight they used to hang the people there and that is why it is called Gallow's Hill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Tallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Furzyhill, Co. na Mí