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Continue along the surfaced roadway for 1km to reach the second 'bohereen' on the right.
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As for Morag she went by track and path, by boher and bohereen, through fords in rivers and over stepping-stones across them, until at last she came to the country of Senlabor and to the Castle of the King.
The King of Ireland's Son Padraic Colum 1926
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Follow the bohereen uphill and through a series of gates to reach a junction with a 'green' track.
yarb commented on the word bohereen
"...the obstacle revealed itself to him and me as consisting not of one bank but of two, and between the two lay a deep grassy lane, half choked with furze. I have often been asked to state the width of the bohereen, and can only reply that in my opinion it was at least eighteen feet..."
— <i>Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.</i>, Somerville & Ross
August 18, 2022
bilby commented on the word bohereen
See also boreen.
August 18, 2022