School: Knockcommon (roll number 16549)

Location:
Knockcommon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Sighle Nic Aibhsc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 041

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 041

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  1. The local roads are chiefly by-ones except the main Dublin road. The Dublin road runs from Dublin, through Slane and on to Monaghan and other Northern towns. In its course to Slane it is considered one of the straightest roads in Ireland. Other local roads are known as :- The Skinassey, Bor-Snonnaigh, Knockcommon, Bog and Navan roads. The Bog road, it is thought got it name from the Irish world "bother" meaning road. The bog road is part of the Dublin one, but as it is built on an old bog it got the name of the Bog road. The Navan road received its name because it is leading to Navan.
    The oldest road in the district is the Old Dublin one, which runs parallel with the present day one, and is traced from Slane up to Fennor, turning East, and then South crossing the present Cullen road, up through Duryers, Carneys and Bennetts land. Then again crossing the Knockcommon road, running through Donnelly's and Mullen's fields and entering the Dublin road at
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathdrinagh, Co. Meath