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School: Dernakesh (B)

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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 430

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    The road leading from Dernakesh school cross to Maudabawn chapel is known by the name of the bog road. It is believed that this road was made by relief work in the famine times. The people that worked at that road had a pay of fourpence per day, and out of that they had to feed themselves.
    Before the road was made as it is today there were inches of mud on it because it is through the bog an there was no gravel on it then.
    Before Dernakesh bridge was made the people got across by means of an old oak kesh. It was by that kesh the townland of Dernakesh got its
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Shalvey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Charles Shalvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dernakesh, Co. Cavan