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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 101

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    The village of Carrick got its name because of all the rocks that are in the neighbourhood. The byroads got their names from some person who lived near the roads.
    The old road got its name because it was the old road leading to the town of Kilkelly. The Bog Road because it led to the bogs, and everyone could go by that road to his own bog.
    Bid's Road was so called because a woman called Bid was the only woman
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrick, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrick, Co. Mayo