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Question regarding location of "Cashel Road"
« on: Tuesday 05 September 23 17:22 BST (UK) »
I have found the baptism registrations for children of my 2X grad grandparents in the Catholic Parish of Golden and Kilfeacle. Recorded place names include Golden, Cashel Road, and Sergeant's Lot.

I believe then that these various place names all refer to the same location -- the road between the towns of Cashel and Golden which forms the northern boundary of the townland of Sergeant's Lot. This road is now known as the national secondary road N74. My assumption is premised on the fact that my 2X great grandfather, Daniel Ryan (abt. 1800-1855) is recorded in both the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation as living in the townland of Sergeant's Lot.

Can anyone confirm that the Cashel Road above is, in fact, the present-day N74?

Thank you!

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Re: Question regarding location of "Cashel Road"
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 September 23 07:23 BST (UK) »

Firstly, here's Sergeants-lot townland to the east of Golden village.
https://www.townlands.ie/tipperary/clanwilliam/relickmurry-and-athassel/golden/sergeants-lot/

The northern boundary lies on the current N74 road. I looked at the older maps….there's this one [1897-1913 MapGenie 25 inch- Basemap Gallery] showing the old road running ENE from Golden village.
https://arcg.is/14OLPC
Pan along the road and you'll soon come to the outskirts of Cashel.

On the OpenStreetMap, you can see the road (N74) go from Golden past Sergeants-lot and on to the round-about west of Cashel, where it then bypasses the town. The old road would have continued on the yellow road into Cashel.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3498778#map=13/52.5022/-7.9320


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Re: Question regarding location of "Cashel Road"
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 September 23 14:37 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much for your reply!

I know where the road is, where it comes from and where it leads. What I wanted to confirm is the former name of the road. Was it, at one time (1830s and 1840s), known as Cashel Road?