School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 448
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A by-road, known as the line, starts at Ughetyneill crossroads and ends at Townsley's crossroads. It separates Fartha from Carnaville, and runs through Corboggy, Drominiskin, Petersville and Ughtyneill.
About ninety years ago, there was a mill on the side of the road at Cahill's lane. It was worked by water from the mill on the opposite side of the road. All the people used to bring the oats to it. Before the road was made, the mill was there. All the sign of it that is left, is the two big stones on the side of the road.
At that thime there was a path from our house down to Cahill's, and up the Brian Carolan's, up the old road to the old school at Tier Cork. About the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty the road was made(continues on next page)
