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School: Páirc an Éadain (Facefield)

Location:
Facefield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 204

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    people walked across them. There are no traditions or stories told about them.
    There are many customs connected with cross-roads. In olden times the people gathered there to hear stories and singing and to dance.
    There is a monument to the dead in our district. It is built in memory of a man killed off a horse there.
    There is a lot of mass paths, one to Claremorris, one to Mayo, on to Balla, and one to Kiltimagh. These were used by the people as short cuts going to mass.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Ruadhain
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Ruane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brees, Co. Mayo