School: Moate or Moyvoughley (?)
- Location:
- Moate, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 171
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- XML “A Story with Connection with this District”
- XML “The Local Roads”
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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. - The local roads of this district are the Dublin Road, Clara Road, Athlone and Ballycumber Road, Ballymore Road, Ballinderry Road, and Hall Road.
They are in existence many centuries. They were improved on and turned into first and second class roads, within the last fifty years.
The main road running from Dublin to Galway is the oldest of all because the stage coached traveled in by gone days on it.
The stage companies improved on them. There are numerous byways around this district. The custom connect with the cross roads is maypole dancing.(continues on next page)
