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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_057

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  1. Local Roads

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    Roads are vey plentiful throughout the world and therefore they are very useful too.
    The local roads of this district are steam-rolled roads.
    From the cross of historical Kells there are four different roads leading to four different places
    There is the Callan road which leads westward from the National School.
    About three-quarters of a mile from the School in the Callan direction there is a by-road called the Crab-Road or the Crab-Bosheen because there are a great many crab
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    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
    Collector
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Other names
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Delia Long
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny