ANCIENT ROA~WAYS OF DONEGAL and 1:m.e over the River 1783 Neiw ro:ad M1a1a;,s to Gweeoana. C1atdy on th:e "Great Road" 1792 MiOuntc!hiade:.s:-Ard:ara. New road fl.'loun Dwrnfan1aghy to Killy- tihrough Ca.~tlogary and Car- . bcgs1. rickatleve. 1765 N1E1W rorad Clonmanny Br. t.o Buncr.a111.a. New road (part) , ARTHUR YOUNG, 1776-79. Carn to Cw1da1f. Arthur Young !in h:.s "Tour · of 1766 BalLHnidl'1ail.t. £6 preseiil.lted to Iveiand", 1776-79 W3$ . partdcufarly ifill up and pa.ve- 210 yards of 1mpressed w~:th the· e~menen~ of the 'the strieie:t begt.inniilng at the ro1ad:si dn every part orf true country. N.W. iend of t!hie town and "I couJd", he says, "trace a. route ie1ndt:.1ng at Jo!hn Ki~·loon's U!POil pa!l)er a;s wild as fa1I1Jcy could ihou.se. dfota.. te., and ev·eryrw:h:ere I found 1767 Bal]indraiit £ 13-5-8 pre.s.entoed bc:a:utif1Ul! r~1ads rwtithourt breta:k o•r to palV.e 672 yrards of the hlin.drance ·. . ; . . I found it perstl!'e1ert rbegOn1n!i1ng a;t t!he brildgie f·ectly pr.acttlcable to :tr:av-el UlPQrn and ~e1ad!ing to'Wlards. Ca1st.J.e- wheels by a map." Wei must remem- :ftin iatt 4d per yard, atls.o 1,000 ber, however, tha't cul" trave!11er avoidloads Qtf ela~ at !d per load. etd till~ mor1e1 .back:wMid :parts, a1nd also 1767 New road throug:h S'haillogans that hlis ·Comparison was based 0111 arnd DerryU.iougihan to Gwee-the roads of England whieh, from ibarr.a River. s!heoer ni2gle1C"t, had goit i,nt;o a doeploT1768 S2ct10111 oif n.e:w rqad be;tweein a.blei co1I1Jdlitlion. Lette:rk!entny amid R:aphoe so Jin Donie:gaJ. lhe confined lh1s· iitinera:s to avoid the extraord:nary ary to ;the· road from Rapho.e· and ste·ep hlill at l.Aismonagham. Ooovoy thro.ugh Bami2smore to 17·68 £257-8-8 pres1en.t·ed to build a Moun;tcharles and Ballyshanno;n, 1brlidg1a over the rlver of Don- with a vi.s::t to Killybegs. In C1ocr1'- egal. 11e.ltglhi there was no such tin:ng as a 1771; G1e·n t.01 rollly'beg.s. Reipa~r whe•eled car, 1a111d on t'he rood ;to Bal1brr1d:ge of Portachran, bu1ld lyibo.fey he mieit "o~en. driaiW~.ng sl,edg-e- :ar.che:s: ait Argall, Derryla- cars of ·turf, singile1 with oonar:s". Of ha1nie a:nd iRoxborourgh. the road to Barne:s Gap lhie wr~te.s. "I 1771 R.1spa1'.:r tih.e road from Keien- hrud oft2n heard of roads be:ing m:ade :ag'haln.. (Klilcar) to MUX'J)hy's over such qlliaiking bogs .t•h1a:~ they Ford. m'o'V'e under -a carriage but could 1771 New rrnad from Bally-erriston .scarcely credLt at. I was, howeiVe~. througlh. Clogheir to Narin. ooruv1nci2d now, for in· soev·eral plac·es, The· Q1d roa.d ve1eToed seiarward eiVery st1ep t!hie: horse· took, moved a v~a tJhie Cast1.e1goiliarrnd houses). frnll yard of the road in perfect 1783 Neiw rolaod from Dunkinee1y hsaves" ~a de~ription wh~eh enabl~s t1hr()ug.h Castletown and us t-0 form iam. op~iniiolll of conditions Loi\liglhmudlt. ; in more !'lemote areas. 1783 Neiw road from Callhla.me Lough 1to Bruckllie:ss. POST ROAD ACT, 1792. 1787 Gaemit!Les-~. Neiw road to be The Post Roads Act Qf 1792 opm.ed at ·l'!eQUtest of Right (am·ended 1805) wa.s design1ed '·for Hon. Wm. Conygham through improving ia.nd klzeping in: re:pa[r the IM1aas, Lertte~lly, L<>.ugh Crill- PiQ;st roads in thlis kingdom for t:Jll.e ~lin., St~al?liaglougn amd Gort- better conveyance· of His M!ajesty's niamucklagl'lt. ma.Us 1by coach€s, and for tihe· greatisr 482.
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