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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

Location:
Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0952, Page 016

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    in the factories at present quite so good as this linen was.
    Concerning the unfinished road (or lane) which the men of the district were engaged in making about 1847 I wish to remark that it was probably started about the townland of Follom (?) and ran in the direction of Clones in Monaghan. The work seems to have come to a stand when the men had it made as far a little river called "Drumbroughas River"for its continuation for the remainder of the way to the next public road although ditched off seems never to have been paved or sheeted.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynacloy, Co. Fermanagh