children were not as well educated as we are now. Paddy Anderson told me this aged about 76 years of age.Matt Smyth"Butchers Island" got its name because there is an island in the middle of the river Liffey and long ago the people used to kill pigs, sheep, and bullocks on it. How "Donnelly's Hallow" got its name was long ago two men named Donnelly and Cooper fought there. Donnelly killed Cooper and then the people calledMatt Smyth