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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 434

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    Castleblaynay to the Carrick road. This road is used as a near cut to the Carrick road.
    There is no one old enough in my district to tell any story of the making of these roads. But from time to time these roads have been repaired and made more modern.
    These roads are repaired every year as relief to men. There is one old path in our school district this leads to the Black-island. It is still used by people who are carting timber.
    Long ago before bridges were made. Rivers were made by means of large stones called fards. Or by means of a felled tree
    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
    Anna J. Corbett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Concra, Co. Monaghan