School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 401

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 401

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  2. There are many old roads starting from the main road and running through the district of Glentogher. There was an old road where some of the Carrowmore people carted in their turf from the hill. It led from Hon Hirl's and went eastward into the moss where the people cut their turf.
    It was used for carting turf until last year when a new one was made because the people made a complaint of having a bad one. First the road was only a cow lane. Then the banks fell in and the people flattened
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