School: Brittas (roll number 12217)

Location:
Brittas, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
B. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 402

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  1. The old people in my district state, that the present roads, have only been made quite recently.
    They state that the main Dublin road to Waterford, now passing through Brittas, used to come up the Slade of Saggart, and on up by Slade Mor, and down by Sandy Banks.
    This was called the old coach road.
    Now part of this old road is done away with, and new roads have been made in their stead. Parts of this road are now not even used for paths.
    The remains of the road which ran through the Slade is to be seen still. The road running by Slade Mor, is still a by-road to Kilteel.
    There is another road eastwards from Brittas called the Aughfarrel road, leading to Kilbride camp.
    This road must have got its name from a ford, across some river in the locality.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Dubhda
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brittas, Co. Dublin