School: Caisleán an Fhrinnsigh (roll number 11707/10648)
- Location:
- Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheál Mac Shiúrtáin
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- When we reach the school-gate every day, we see two very old roads. One of them is a very important one, as it is the direct road from Ballygar to Galway.
It is full of twists and turns, and I heard the old people saying that the Bianconi cars travelled there long ago.
The other one leads from Ballygar to Ballinasloe, and there are many twists and turns in it also.
There are many old roads in Gowla that were made by relief work during the Famine period.
The people who worked at them only got six-pence every day for their labour.
There is a road in Currafarry, but it is not very old. It is only about a mile in length.
There are no stones or monuments to the dead along the roads in this district, but they are very plentiful in Sligo.
There are some Mass paths(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Currafarry, Co. Galway