Gate Of Tears Geata Na nDeor before the bridge and this road existed the River Derry was crossed by means of a ford located at the end of a lane that came over Drumderry Hill. Here emigrants from Clonegal parish had their last view of their native valley and the Wicklow Hills, here too they made their final goodbye to their relatives.
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Ballyshonock, Kildavin
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by Historic Section, Clonegal Tidy Towns in conjunction with Carlow County Council.
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