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Gorteen, Co. Galway
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Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 234

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  1. Roads of the District

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    There are not any old roads in the District. Roads were made in bad times. The payment the man got was 4d a day. The women were not working on the roads because the work was too hard, and they had not much food to eat.
    There was a road leading to Gurteen from Clough. Any man that had a stack of oats in the haggard would not get work on the roads. They used to draw sand in baskets on their backs.
    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
    Hubert Kavanagh
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Peg Cannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalone North, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Rita Greally
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Kavanagh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway