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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 12_047

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    with their big strong horses and drew stones from Mr. Tobin's quarry, and put them in heaps on the sides of the road. This being done stonebrakers came along with their hammers and sledges.
    While they worked it was a continual whack all day long. When this was done a steam-engine came along and chrushed them into the road.
    The seam engine is a large engine
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    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
    Seosamh O Cais
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Cass
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Cass
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny