Located between the intersection of Clonliffe Road and Ballybough Road, this corner was a burial for people who committed suicide. In the 13th century, the English jurist, Henry DeBracton, recorded the ancient common law of Felo de Se (literally Felony against one’s self), which set forth the penalties for those who committed suicide. Under that law, all of a person’s moveable property was forfeited to the Crown and their body was removed to waste lands – unconsecrated ground, near a crossroads, and buried with a stake through the heart. It is believed that this place was part of the inspiration of the story written by Bram Stoker, Dracula.
Today the corner remained almost forgotten but there are still people feeling the presence of spirits at night.
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