Abstract: Story collected by Mary Mitchell, a student at Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus) school (Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0809/3/153
School Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus) [Vol. 0809, Chapter 0003]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Offaly Schools
Old Roads [duchas:5025564]
We live on the Coach road. The reason it was called the Coach road was that Coaches used to go on that road long ago. The Toher is another road that goes from Cashes to Clonaslee. It is called the Toher because it [sic] a road through the bog. There is one road leading from the Blue Ball to the Blacklion. It is called the Crab road. It as called the Crab road because there is a lot
Old Roads [duchas:5025565]
of Crabs on that road.
Original reference: 0809/3/153
Old Roads
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