School: St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda (roll number 851)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Magdalen
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  1. The Gallows Lane is on the out skirts of Drogheda. It is a very lonely lane. On one side of the lane are two big trees. From these the Catholics were hanged in the Penal days. To the present day it is called the Gallows Lane
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Saint Joseph's Terrace, Co. Louth