Sir, – Frank McNally (An Irishman's Diary, November 15th) references "Cut-Throat Lane East", "Cut-Throat Lane West" and "Murdering Lane" in his piece on Dublin life and conditions in the late 1700s and early 1800s. My research indicates Brookfield Road and Old Kilmainham as their modern counterparts.
On this theme, I would add “Hangman’s Lane” (now Hammond Lane), “Gallows Road” (now Lower Baggot Street), and “Gibbet Meadow” (now Mespil Road). – Yours, etc,
OLIVER McGRANE,
Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.