School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 178
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The Local Roads (continued)
“The "New Line" got its name because it not long made...”
(continued from previous page)You could not see the road now because the grass has grown over it. The Shanakill road leads from the Main Road to Shanakill school. The New Line is from the Shanakill road to the Main road from Roscrea to Templemore.
There is a new road at the back of Dargan's going to another road which leads to the forge at the main road again.
There is a path through the Cross Park going to Roes in Clonmore.
The Local Roads
“There was another road called the old Road...”
There was another road called the old Road. It is closed up now. It was leading up to Shanakill School.
There is an old road in Maher's field. It was made for the purpose people used to take milk for each other.
There is an old road called the Hilly Toad. You could see where it was. It is in Tom Ryan's land in Dromard. It is covered over with briars and ferns. It was the road the people used to draw the turf on coming from the bog before the new road was made.
There was an old road at the back of Jerry Maher's house. It was going up through the fields(continues on next page) - Collector
- Dan Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Maher
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary