1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Finea

School: Finea (roll number 10599)

Location:
Finnea, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Hackett
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 107

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 107

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Finea
  2. XML Page 107
  3. XML “The Local Roads”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Local Roads

    Share Share Post
    The local roads around Finea Co Westmeath and leading from the village are 'The Old Road' 'The New Road', '"Wiggen's Road', 'Carrick Road' and the 'Ballywillan Road'. The 'old road' leads from the village to Oldcastle; it is a rather narrow road and is very crooked in places. It is the remains of an old sheep-track because the main road until about eighty years ago ledd from the ford in the River Inny parallel to the present road until it reached Castletown Finea, Co Westmeath.
    The new road leads from the old road to Castlepollard. It is made through an extensive bog and was made by the Public Works to relieve the poor in the years 1847- 1850. The labourers worked for 6d a day. The Carrick Road and the Ross Road were made during the same years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Joseph Cheevars
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Finnea, Co. Westmeath