School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)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(continues on next page)- 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