School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)

Location:
Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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  1. The roads in olden were called "borairins". Some of them are made two or three hundred years. There is a "byroad" from Ballinwing cross-roads to Kiltoghert Cemetery. There is a path from Mullasallagh hill to the Sheafield forts and is called "The Fairies Path". The roads were made to give work in the Famine times, and it is said that some of the roads were not finished until a few years ago.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sheffield, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Sheffield, Co. Leitrim
  2. The oldest road in my district is that which leads from Kilclare to Drumshanbo. No person knows how long it is made. It is called the "Hilly road". There is an old path leading through Aughakilmore
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Tom Duignan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilclare, Co. Leitrim