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School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)

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Rerrin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 165

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    made soon after the French came into Bantry Bay. They made roads and drains here as relief work during the famine period. The conditions of work were very severe as they had to work ten hours a day or more and the rate of pay was very small as they got only 8d a day. Most of the villages worked at the roads that are now dead and gone. The main road to the church was made about one hundred years ago.
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    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
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    Gender
    Female
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    Gender
    Male