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School: Clar (roll number 11561)

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Clarcam, Co. Donegal
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Alastair Alcorn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 391

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    Were cutting out the track for the road, they got broad thick flags and coated the bottom with them. Next they put on bigger stones, and then gravel, and broken stones. The stones were drew in carts as far as they could, and as the road went on, the stones were brought nearer.
    They used heavy iron picks and heavy iron spades made by the blacksmith in the forge.
    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
    Sam Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Clarcam, Co. Donegal