School: Cill Tulaigh (roll number 15166)

Location:
Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Seasnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0405

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  1. Long ago when Dunsandle was been built the women round the place as well as the men had to draw the stones for it in bags on their backs for a distance of two miles. They were paid at the rate of four pence a day for this work.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Lawless
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bookeen South, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mary Lawless
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    98
    Address
    Dunsandle, Co. Galway