1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Carnalassan

School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)

Location:
Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Eoghain
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 204

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 204

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Carnalassan
  2. XML Page 204
  3. XML “Local Roads”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Roads

    Share Share Post
    In the year 1847 the road from Cashelmine to Clashaganny was changed in order to avoid hills. The Government advanced money and they cut clay from the top of the hill and put it in the hollow. Then they made the road in the hollow.
    At the Cashelmine cross-roads there used to be a dance there every Sunday evening. A blind piper used to play music for the dance. The priest of the Parish did not want the dance at the cross-roads.
    One evening as the people were dancing the priest came along. When the crowd saw him coming they disappeared but the blind piper who did not know what happened kept on
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Informant
    Joseph O Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Casheltauna, Co. Roscommon