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Map of Ballinrobe: Old and New
Sources: Mayo County Library's digital version of the 1838 Ordnance
Survey Maps of Ireland
The population of Ballinrobe in 1838 was about 2,500. Even when new houses and estates were built, can you see the trace of the 1838 fields? Traffic is a problem in the town. What route could a bypass take? Have any new bridges been built over the river in the last 170 years? Try to look at your own town using Google Earth
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