School: Dunlavin (B.)

Location:
Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 151

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 151

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  1. There are six roads leading from Dunlavin to important towns in Kildare, Carlow, Dublin, and West-Wicklow.
    The Pound. Road leads southwards to Baltinglass. It was called the Pound Road because long ago on that road there was a pound or enclosure for confining stray cattle. It is a hilly road as far as Carrigower.
    The station road leads north to Nass. It is called the "Station Road" because it is the only passway to the railway. It is a level road.
    The "Sparrow Road" leads east to Phoulaphuca. It is call the "Sparrow
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