School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- Collector
- Anna Breakey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cumry, Co. Monaghan
- The Local Roads
The local roads are the Cootehill Road leading from Cootehill to Ballybay. There are very old roads in my district the Gartlin road going through the townloand into the townland of Mountainlodge. The Closkia Road going through the townload of Closkia Beag and Closkia Mor. They are still used by pedestrians and carts and bicycles but not by motor cars. The Railway going by my house was made during the time of the Famine and the men were paid fourpence a day.
There is also the Bormeen Lane going from Aughnamullen Church through the townloand of Bormeen and out into(continues on next page)