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1. Local Roads - Slatt (continued)

   

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   cross to Brennan's house. There are several old paths in this district also.
   An bóthairín cam
   This is the name of a path running from Slatt road down through a number of fields to Southern's old house.
   The fairy path
   This path starts at a field called "the brow of the hill" and comes out at Slatt road through Delaney's fields. People travelling this path at night very often go astray.
   Comerford's path
   This path starts at Slatt road and goes through Comerford's field and meets the New Line at Tom Doyles house.
   Gregory's cross
   A man called Gregory was shot there once. He was collecting rent for a landlord.
   Old Customs
   In this district when a funeral reaches a crossroads every one kneels and says the De Profundis for the departed soul.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Gilmartin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Slatt Lower, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Bill Flannagan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Slatt Lower, Co. Laois