School: Ceathrú na Laithighe (Brownsgrove) (roll number 12138)

Location:
Brownsgrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó hAnnracháin
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  1. There is one steamrolled road and several sandy roads in this parish.The steamrolled road is the main road from Tuam to Dunmore,
    and the sandy by-roads are Glann road; Cortoon road; Birmingham road; Brownsgrove road; Carrantanliss road; Marley road; Auglish road and Carrarea road, on this side of the parish; and on the eastern side of the parish (of Cortoon) there is Cuilbeg road and others.
    Glann road is a by-road branching off the main road (Tuam to Dunmore road) at Lynotts about three miles from Tuam, and connects the main roads Tuam to Dunmore and Tuam to Milltown. Cortoon road branches off about one hundred yards from Glann road. Cortoon road goes eastward for about three miles until it meets the Cuilbeg road. Birmingham road branches southward from the main road about two-and-a half. It continues southward for over a mile then meeting another by-road - the Tuam to Lavally road.
    Marlay road branches off the main road about two miles from Tuam and continues westward for two miles then meeting the Tuam to Milltown road. Auglish road branches off the main road about two hundred yards from
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Gagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh (Browne), Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Beagh (Browne), Co. Galway