School: St Johnston (2)

Location:
Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 203

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  1. There are a lot of roads in this parish. They have all different names and lead to different places.
    There is a place near where I live called the Five-road-ends. It is so called because five different roads end there. The roads lead to Churchtown, Monreagh, Cloghfinn, Kildrum, Newtown.
    There is an old road leading from the place where the Northern Ireland Custom's hut used to be, to Dunmore. It is generally used by people by people smuggling things out of Derry when they come that way they haven't to pass the Free State Custom's hut and therefore they haven't to pay any duty on what they have bought.
    There are five roads leading into St. Johnston. One from Churchtown, one from Carrigans, one branching off from
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Church Town, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Church Town, Co. Donegal