School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 382
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- The Local RoadsIn this district beside where I live there is a cross - roads locally know as "The Cross". From this cross there are three roads all leading in different directions. One leads to Charleville the nearest town, and another to Ballyglan, a village some three miles to the North West of the School. These form the main road from Ballygran to Charleville. The third is a by - road. This leads from Colmanswell Cross, through Foxhall to a cross called after the townland and there joins the road from Garryfine to Charleville. These are the principal roads in the district of the school.There is a Mass - path from Clonmore, an outlying townland in the Newtown parish, to Colmonswell. This leads in an casterly direction from Clonmore road through Clonmore and Gortroe to the school and church here. Travelling this Mass - path one passes St. Colmanswell and the gaveyard. It is used by children(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jack Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortroe, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Michael Drew
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Gortroe, Co. Limerick
