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School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)

Location:
Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 275

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  1. The Local Roads (continued)

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    built beside it.
    The labouring men in the penal days used to make some of these old roads were made for four pence and sixpence a day.
    There is an old path from Clonbarn to Boyerstown, and it was a mass path in olden times, there is also another one from Tullaghanstown to Dunderry, and one from Churchtown to Dunderry, and another from Ongenstown to Boyerstown.
    There is a cross in Boyerstown as a mark showing where a man had been killed - HIs name was Barbout from Athboy. He was Killed about 40 years ago by a hackney car overturning
    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
    Josie Duignan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ongenstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Duignan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Ongenstown, Co. Meath