School: Balrothery (roll number 8578)
- Location:
- Balrothery, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: S. Mag Fhionnbhairr
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- The following legends were told to us by Mr. Christy Divine.
Scabbard Hill.
The lane leading from the main road is called Landy's lane but in olden days it was called Scabbard hill because one of Cromwell's soldiers slew a woman on this hill. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- S. Mag Fhionnbhairr
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- KING JAMES'S HORSE.After the battle of the Boyne in the year 1690 when the Irish army had retreated southwards and were being followed by the English troops they passed through the village of Balrothery. When James was passing through Balrothery his horse lost a shoe and a(continues on next page)