School: Dunlavin (B.)
- Location:
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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- (continued from previous page)impounding cattle or any stray animals till their owners heard about them. For that reason it was called the "Pound Road". It leads south-east to Baltinglass.
The Tober Road lead north from Dunlavin to Blessington, it derives its name because of the famous "Tober" or well which is situated beside the townland now known as Tober. This road is a very new road because in olden times there was only a piece of it connecting the "Blind Lane with Fryarshill and "Old Kilcullen.
The Nass Road connectes Dunlavin with Nass and other larger towns of Kildare. This road is a very important one because the station is situated beside it. It is a very level road and is well tarred. There is a footpath on the side of it from about one mile outside the town of Dunlavin.
The Church Road is so called because the present Protestant Church is situated beside it, it connectes Dunlavin with South Kildare and some of its principal towns. It is fairly level but stony and muddy. It also connectes two very old bye-way together called "Tailors Lane and "Tournant Road" which are almost disused(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Carey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow