School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16741)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teachers:
Aindrias Ó Caoilte Br Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 060

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 060

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  1. Brogue Lane : The present name is Bewley street. The old people call it Brogue Lane because most of the shoe-makers used live there long ago.
    Bowling Green : It is called this name because long ago people used to bowl there.
    Bosheen-na Slawn : It is called this because there was a great battle fought there in 1798.
    Barrack Lane : It is called this name because it was a lane leading up to the Military Barracks from Mary Street.
    Irish town : It is so called because the Irish, who used trade their goods in New Ross, built huts to live in, outside the town in this place.
    Crush Philip Cross Roads : It is called Crush Philip Cross Roads, because Philip was a noted outlaw and was executed and buried there.
    Shin-Bone-Alley : That was the name for Abbey View long ago.
    Marsh Lane : Marsh Lane is a lane, which is leading from the Quay up to South
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    New Ross, Co. Wexford