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Irish Road Names in Garrafrauns Parish
Nowadays our roadways are defined by number and we are familiar with the terms M50, N17, and R332. In earlier times when Irish was the spoken language of the area many of the smaller roads were identified by the name of an inhabitant, or ofsome item of interest along the road. Listed below are some of the roads identified in the Garrafrauns area.
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Name
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Situation
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1
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Bóthar Glas
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Loughill Bridge towards Cloonbrisk
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2
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Bóthar Ban
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Loughill Bridge towards Shanballymore
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3
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Tanyard
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Cloonfane (Touhy's) towards Curraghan
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4
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Poll an Adhastar
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Garrafrauns towards Curraghan
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5
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Clairin
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Garrafrauns towards Ardcloon (graveyard)
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6
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Póirse na Mona
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Garrafrauns towards Darrary
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7
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Bóithrin Bhataigh
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Cloonfane towards Loughill
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8
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Baile Nua
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Dumacreena (High Street)
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9
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Poirse Ui Mhurchu
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Kinmacnella
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10
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Baile an Ultach
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Kinmacnella (Tom Kilgarriff)
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11
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Cisin na hEasca
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Bridge at Cloonbrisk
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12
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Wood Road
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Garrafrauns towards Cloonfane
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13
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Bail in Nua
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Gortnagoyne (Greaney's)
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14
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Bothar Bui
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Gortnagoyne towards Ballymoney
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15
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Ath Fada
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Bridge at Gortnagoyne (Keavney's)
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16
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Mick Eamonn's Hill
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Gortnagoyne
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17
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Baile Beag
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Kinmacnella ( Connally's)
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18
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Bothar Cúc
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Garrafrauns (Reddington's)
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19
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New Line
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Addrigoole towards Gortnalea
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20
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Cnocán na Fola
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Knockatee towards Gortnalea
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21
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Bothar na Cuige
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Off Gortnalea Hill
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22
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Poll Reatha
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Ardcloon (Prendergast's)
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23
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Ceapach Choillin
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Upper Cloonfane
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24
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Poirse na hAitinne
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Addrigoole (Corley's)
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25
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Poll Reoite
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Gortnagoyne (Delaney's)
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26
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Scahill's Poirse
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Shanballymore opposite Connollys
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27
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Staighre
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Shanballymore (Lally's)
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28
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Joe's Road
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Cloondalgin
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29
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Poirsin Crabhán
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Cloondergan
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30
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Cnoc na Sionnaigh
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Cloondargan
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31
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Cloch Breac
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Garrafrauns to Ceapach Choillin
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32
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Coiteens
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Garrafrauns on Cloonfane Road
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33
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Sli an Aifreann
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Garrafrauns to Ceapach Choillin
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34
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Scratham
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Garrafrauns
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35
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Poirse Na hAnna
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Tanyard towards River
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36
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Gleann Mor
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Kinmacnella at McManus’s
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37
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Srath Mhor
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Upper Gortnagoyne
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38
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Muin Bhui
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Bothar Bui towards River
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39
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Warde’s Poirse
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Towards Nestor’s House in Cloonfane
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40
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As Ghaoth
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Cloonfane towards Corohan
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41
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Kit’s Bush
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Near Molloy’s in Gorthagoyne
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42
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Poirsin Cúc
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Near Connells in Darrary
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42
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Boithrin Ban
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Near Cosgrove’s in Darrary
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43
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Delaney’s Poirsin
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Carranthomas
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44
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Griffin’s Patch
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Cloondalgin
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45
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The Sconsa
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Cloondalgin (Canney’s)
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