School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)on the right-hand side of the road.
The Frayne Road is not good as it is not a main road - it is just a road to the bog of Frayne. The surface is very bad, with many ruts and is not steam rolled. This road is not a favourite with motorists owing to the bad surface. The ruins of Frayne Castle are about a mile out of the town. This castle is supposed to have been destroyed by Cromwell.
The Kildalkey Road leads to Kildalkey. It is a distance of 4 miles. The surface is good. This Road is also called the Otterstown road.
- There are many kinds of herbs in our district, such as nettles, Dockens, Thistles, Scutch and Presha.
The nettle is very plentiful. It grows by the side of a wall or ditch. It is a very harmful weed. It stings, people make wine out of it,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Alfie Crawford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stirrupstown, Co. Meath
