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Marked on the 1909 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Known as 'the great road of the plain of meeting', it extended southwards from the Hill of Tara through Ballaghmore (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 461-162, 65). No visible surface remains.
Ballaghmore Castle (LA015-017001-) may have been built in the late fifteenth century as a residence of the Fitzpatricks of Ossory near a fork in the ancient road known as the Slighe Dala (LA025-018) (Feehan and Cunningham 1978, 117). At this junction one road ran in the W into the territory of Ormond in Munster and the other ran E into Ossory going towards Aghaboe (Feehan and Cunningham 1978, 117).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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