Road - road/trackway

The National Monuments Service's description

Under the heading, “Grange of Kilree”, Hogan (1860-60, 365) describes, ‘From the ford of Ballyreddin, or Bealachreddin, there exits the remains of another ancient road, which, though now broken up into sections, originally formed a great highway up to the primitive hamlet of “Grange-Kilree.” Part of this road is still open, retaining many of the peculiarities of the ancient ways, and serving no purpose at present of public utility. It is intersected by the present high-road from Bennett’s Bridge to Kilkenny, and thence up to “Kilree” the remaining portion is partially modernized into an entrance avenue….a road led through the centre of Kilree, and thence in a southerly direction through the townland of “Skeaghaturish” (to which it forms now the entrance avenue) to “Annamult,” where it forded the King’s River near its junction with the Nore, and then probably ran to Jerpoint Abbely. This road appears to have been the great high-way from those localities in former times; it united the “Boher-n-thoundish” road at “Wallslough,” which ran direct thence to Kilkenny. A fourth road led to the town of “Outrath,” which was very probably an important high-way in remote times. Its continuation thence we shall trace hereafter. The intersection or junction of these roads formed what was once the square of Grange Kilree, ….The last trace of this ancient street will soon be obliterated by the agricultural improvements of John H. Whitcrotft – Esq., the present proprietor. The precise location of these roads is unknown within the Grange Kilree area.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 16 August 2021

References

Hogan, J. 1860-61 Topographical and historical illustrations of the suburbs of Kilkenny. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland 6, 335-87.