School: Killahan (B.)
- Location:
- Killahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 229
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- The names of the old local roads in the district are, Abbeydorney road, Ballysheen road, Lerrig road, Baltovin road, Killahan road, and Ahamore road. Those are old roads made 85 years ago by means of the board of works. The men that were working in them were getting a shilling a day payment. The road called Abbeydorney road leads from the village down to Ballysheen on to Killahan cross, then on to Ahamore direct to Causeway. The Ballysheen road leads from Tubrid to Kilgurbin and then to Rasconnell. The Lerrig The Lerrig road comes from Lerrig to Baltovin on to Killahan and on to Ballinclogher. There is an old by-road still used from Leary's house in Fortwilliam down to Brassils and on to the Ballysheen road. It was a school road to Ardrahan. It was made a century ago. There is an old school=path leading from the Parkhouses through Ardscoile to our school. There was an old school path from Lon an Chnuic and Ballihenery to Killahan school. There is a mass-path leading from Killahan to Kilbricane. There are no big rivers or bridges in the district. In olden times it was the custom to have an all-day Sunday dance in summer at Killahan cross. There(continues on next page)
