School: Springtown, Granard (roll number 8470)
- Location:
- Springtown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Dhála
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Local RoadsOur local road is a bye road. It is known as the Creevy road. It leads from Ballywillian to Cloughernal crossroads, a distance of about two miles, where it joins the new road from Longford Town to Cavan. This is a very old road. About one hundred years ago this road ran close to Creevy house which was owned by a landlord named Andrew Bell. He got this road moved out about fifteen perches from his house, and planted a row of trees from the Sru-han to the fattening field about one quarter of a mile. A great portion of these trees were cut down a few years ago. They so high that they formed an arch across the road, and thats(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creevy, Co. Longford