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School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 176

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  1. Local Roads

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    The names of the roads I know best are the Mail road, the Ballinagar road, Muckenaugh road, the New road, Ballinegaragh road and the Monument road. The mail road leads from the Post Office in Lixnaw to Listowel. Ballinagar road leads from Lixnaw Cross to John Shea's house in Ballinagar. Muckenaugh road leads from the Creamery to the end of Muckenaugh. The New Road leads from the end of the Ballinagar road to Rattoo. Ballinegaragh road leads from Ballinegaragh to Tralee. It passes through Abbeydorney and the Monument road leads from the Black Cross to the end of Dysert. Some of these roads are very old such as Ballinagar road and the Mail road. There is not any road in my district which is not in use.
    The New Road is only built about forty years ago and an old man
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagare, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Kate Lovett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry