School: Christian Brothers, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Brother Meskill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 214
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- There is an old road in Glasson district it runs along by Waterstown domain wall. It is about a mile long. It is called the Sweeproad. It got its name from all the sweeps and tinkers that used to camp there in days gone by. There used to be a dozen or more camps on it at a time.
- Collector
- J. Walker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghanboy Avenue, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Walker
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloghanboy Avenue, Co. Westmeath
- Nally's FortJoining the old road there is a hill and on the top of it there are rings of stone and earth. It is called the fort because kings or noblemen lived in it long ago. They build the walls to protect themselves from their enemies. There is a track(continues on next page)
