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Dublin, which Little John visited for a few days according to Holinshed's Chronicles (1577). By … by … According to the first edition of Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), Little John, standing on Father Mathew Bridge, then known as Dublin Bridge (see 1577 Allusion below) shot an arrow that landed on a hillock that was henceforth named Little John's Shot. Or are we to think of the arrow as creating the hillock? In the chronicle, Little John sails to Ireland and stays at Dublin for a few days. The locals desire to see … from Ireland, opting to go to Scotland (see 1577 Allusion below). See page on Little John's Shot (Dublin) on the locality where the arrow was said to have landed, and Father Mathew Bridge (Dublin) for the bridge on which he …

Father Mathew Bridge, formerly known as Dublin Bridge, whence Little John shot an arrow that landed on a hillock on Oxmantown Green, according to … by … According to the first edition of Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), Little John shot an arrow, standing on Father Mathew Bridge, then known as Dublin Bridge. The arrow landed on a hillock on Oxmantown Green, which hillock was accordingly named Little John's Shot The chronicle has Little John sailing to Ireland and staying at Dublin for a few days. The locals very much … distance. However, this feat made his presence known to the authorities, and Little John had to leave Ireland for Scotland (see 1577 Allusion below). The Dublin Bridge on which he was believed to have stood when shooting his arrow was a stone bridge built by the Dominicans in 1428. With …

The pointer indicates an area said to be the last remnant of Oxmantown Green, on which there once was a hillock named Little John's Shot. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-06-02. Revised by … Little John's Shot was a hillock on Oxmantown Green, from which, according to a tale or tradition reported in the first edition of Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), Little John shot an arrow, standing on Father Mathew Bridge, then known as Dublin Bridge (see 1577 Allusion below). The chronicle reports that Little John went to Ireland after Robin Hood's death and stayed in Dublin for a few days. Eager for a … "requested hym hartily to trie how far he could shoote at randone [sic]". Little John obliged, the arrow landing at "that mole hill, leauyng behynde him a monument, rather by his posteritie to be woondered, then possibly by any man liuyng to be counterscored". Unfortunately this feat led to the authorities becoming …