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School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 407

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    other men who had sub-contracts, (He) under Fenton. My great grandfather John Campell was one of the sub-contractors. He made that portion of the road through Cornaroy and Drumduff and built the bridge between the two townlands. The road was finished in 1860. While making this road the men were generally at work at six o' clock in the morning, and did not leave off until eight or nine o'clock at night. There were no road gangers as nowadays. The men were only paid at the rate of six pence to eight pence per day in those days.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Margaret Beirne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim