School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

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1. The Local Roads (continued)

   

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   There are still old roads in existence. There is a road from Durrow to Attanagh and it is a very old road. It was made about a hundred years ago, it was made before the famine
   There is another road from Durrow to Bullahill, it was made nearly a hundred and fifty years ago. There is another road coming from the Swan to Durrow it is a very old road.

   

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2. The Local Roads

   

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   There is an road leading from Durrow to Ballinakill. That road was made in 1848. The is another old road from Castlemarket to Ballinakill. There is a rock on the road from Durrow to Ballinakill where a man died.

   

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   There is an old road called Gálais it is about a hundred years old. It is an unlucky road. The used to cross the nore over the rocks. There was a Mass Path through the course wood there was a ford

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. public infrastructure
            1. roads (~2,778)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Daniel Dohenny

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Grenan, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Mary Dohenny

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Grenan, Co. Laois