School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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    was a road going through Griffinstown, and the remains of it is there yet.

    Towlacht is the name given to the place between Clonard and Tircroghan.

    There is a bridge spanning the canal, about a mile and a half, from Kinnegad, and it is called Darcy's bridge. Cloncrave is the name given to a district near it. It was named "Clúan Chraobh", long ago.

    Rossan is a place about a mile from Kinnegad. It is named after a chief that lived there, long ago.
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