School: Boston, Tubber (roll number 10763)

Location:
Boston, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thos. Noone
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 088

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 088

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  1. The Gort Carron road runs from Gort to Carron. The Corofin Road leads from Gort to Corofin, passing by Lough Bunny Lake. The road running from Tubber to New Quay is called the New Line because the other roads were made before it. The road from Attyslaney to Tubber passing through the townland of Derryowen is called the Derryowen Road.
    The New Line was made about a hundred years ago. All these are main roads and are still in use.
    The old paths and short cuts were made before the main roads. The men and women worked at making them. The pay was threepence a day for men and less for women. The women used break the stones.
    A story in connection with the making of these roads and a true one. There was a road being made in Glan Colm Cille. Several of the people at work in the road died during
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Nuadhain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rockvale, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Rockvale, Co. Clare