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School: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)

Location:
Loughrea, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr Adrian
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0331

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  1. Local Roads

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    In the district of Loughrea there are many old local roads, but the principal one are, Galway road, Gort road, and the Dublin road.
    The Galway road leads to Athenry, Galway and Tuan, and the Dublin road leads to Ballinasloe, Athlone, Mullingar and Dublin. The Gort road leads to Limerick, to Ennis and to Gort. All of these roads are made over a century, but are newly tarred and steam-rolled for the last few years.
    There are a few very old roads in our district. The
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Oliver
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cuscarrick, Co. Galway