School: Baile na n-Éan (Birdstown) (roll number 16090)

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1. Local Roads

   

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   There is an old road which runs along the foot of scalp mountains - it leads to Buncrana, in olden times it was only a path for people or cattle - further on there is an old road which runs through a place known as Grannies Gap and it was made in the year of the Famine - the work was done by people whose pay was 1s 6d per week and fed on charity meal and their gaffer was a Woman - her name was Miss Law - it runs through an old town called Budooey and Mullinaughy quarries at he present date where the people had to wade through the river with their horses and carts

   At the corner of this road there was a man murdered whoes name was Rush and a pile of stones were gathered in by passers and as they threw in the stones, they were suppose to say Kill Rush(?)

   
   Maureen McColgan
   Sappagh

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. public infrastructure
            1. roads (~2,778)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Mc Colgan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Soppog, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mr Pat Barron

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Address

   Drumhaggart, Co. Donegal