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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 429

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  1. Buying and Selling (continued)

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    tinkers, dealers in feathers and rags and men looking for rabbit skins and horsehair came around this district.
    The various coins gone out of use are, the fourpenny bit, the tenpenny bit and the double-florin.
    The names given to the different coins in the district are a make, a tanner, a bob, a quid and a banker.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Local Roads

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    The names given to the local roads are The Lecamy Road, The Shesgin Road, The Drumnagessan Road and The Mount Scourge Road.
    The Lecamy Road leads from Noone's Bridge to Drumaville Bridge. The Shesgin Road leads from Noone's Bridge to Gleneely. The Drumnagessan Road leads from Lecamy to Culdaff. The Mount Scourge Road
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Rose Breslin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal