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School: Presentation Convent, Baltinglas

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Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
Teachers:
Sr Treasa Sr Ailbhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 454

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    My father who is about 50 years of age told me the following about Gallow's Hill

    Gallow's Hill is about half a mile outside Baltinglass between the railway line and a place called Banogues. There was a battle fought between the yeomen and the Catholics in the year 1798. The yeomen slaughtered the Catholics. They cut their heads off and, kicked them up the streets of Baltinglass and put their heads on the spikes of the grave-yard gate.
    It is also said that Michael Dwyer's comrades who were taken prisoners in Dernemuc were executed on Gallow's Hill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Jones
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Deerpark, Co. Wicklow